The British call George V "the sailor king". Although he is ill, he is still keen to take part in the speedboat race. After his father died, he got the king's speedboat "Britain". After World War I, he modified the speedboat and appeared in the form of rowing boat. On the day of the game, George V specially put on a navy uniform, radiant and radiant, as if he had returned to his youth.
"bang!" The starting gun rang, and more than ten rowing boats flew forward like arrows, cutting through the blue sea and dragging out more than ten white waves behind them. George V skillfully mastered the steering wheel and stared intently at every reef and rapids ahead. Suddenly, the waves were rough and the wind was strong. Wang looked up and it was dark for a long time! The assistant asked him if he wanted to drive to the shore for shelter. The king shook his head repeatedly. Other rowing boats have taken shelter from the wind.
George V's rowing boat made rapid progress along the coastline in the stormy waves of thunderstorms and strong winds, and the first one reached the finish line. The storm has stopped, but the king is soaked to the skin. Thousands of spectators cheered for the king to win the championship; One of the king's comrades in the navy opened a large bottle of champagne and sprayed him all over.
Besides boating and sports, George V also likes collecting stamps. Collecting stamps is his long-lasting hobby and the most popular collection activity. Out of patriotism, George V limited his interest in collecting stamps to countries under the rule of the British Empire.
There are many stamps related to George V on the British territory. The first set of stamps with the same picture on the British territory is 1935 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of George V's accession to the throne.
George V tried to collect all the stamps of the whole British territory, but when he tried to buy a set of British Guiana stamps, he was strongly blocked and the transaction price was higher than his acceptable upper limit. This set of stamps is known as the world's first rare stamp-one magenta ticket. This has also become a great regret for George V's stamp collecting activities.
As the king of a country, George V always realized to keep a certain distance from his subjects. He never deliberately cultivated people's goodwill towards him.
/kloc-at the beginning of 0/935, preparations for the silver wedding ceremony of the king and queen began. George V was not particularly enthusiastic about the celebrations being held, but he was surprised by the enthusiasm shown by the people of London.
1932, Britain began to form the King's Christmas Broadcasting. Every year on Christmas Eve, King George V goes to the radio to address his subjects and foreign audiences. While playing the recording of the speech, the king heard the cheers of the citizens in the street. Indeed, in the past, the king seemed far away from him, but now he can hear his deep and firm voice on the radio.
The British people love George V because they truly realize his outstanding achievements as a monarch and appreciate his role as a mainstay in the great changes at home and abroad in the past 25 years. For example, 1929 was the most difficult period in George V's life. He has been ill in bed for half a year. At this time, the British Conservative Party finally fell and the Labour Party came to power. Shortly after the Labor Party came to power, due to the great depression of the international economy, the number of unemployed people in China kept rising, which led to an unprecedented political crisis for the Labor Party.
In the depressed situation, no political party can win the public trust needed to unite the whole country. George V felt the seriousness of the British industrial and commercial situation. Then he took the lead in responding, automatically reducing the annual salary and calling on the royal family and the whole country to practice economy. At the same time, George V actively promoted the formation of national governments of different factions, such as the Conservative Party and the Labour Party.
Although George V was loved by the people, he was also slandered. This is inevitable for every monarch. Someone once fabricated an absurd rumor that he had been secretly married when he was stationed in Malta. In order to expose this rumor, George V sued the rumor maker. The court accepted the case according to law, and the comrades-in-arms of the king in the navy and Maltese residents testified in court, proving that the so-called king had been secretly married, which was purely framed. The slanderer was punished by law, and was sentenced to publicly apologize to the king and pay a large fine.
In the later years of George V, those stories about him were completely different, mainly including recording some sharp famous sayings and aphorisms he said in dealing with contemporary events and daily life. He may be another kind of fairy, that is, a warehouse for British common sense.
1On October 20th, George V passed away. Britain mourned the death of the king. As one of the most complete stamp collections in the world, some of the philatelic products of the Royal Philatelic Bureau have been exhibited in many large-scale stamp exhibitions around the world, including 1999 Beijing World Stamp Exhibition. But do you know that the scale of this stamp collection today is mainly attributed to a king in British history-George V.
It was the second son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert who first started to organize royal stamps. Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, started collecting stamps after visiting De La Rue Stamp Printing Factory on April 1856. 1900 Before his death, he sold his stamp collection to the Prince of Wales, later Edward VII. Because Edward VII was not interested in collecting stamps, he gave stamps to his second son, the Duke of York, who was later George V.
As early as studying at the British Naval Military Academy, the Duke of York became interested in stamp collecting. By 1890, the Duke of York's stamp collection was so considerable that many treasures collected by the Duke of York were recorded in the Gibbons Catalogue published in 189 1 year.
1930, George v purchased the Australian stamp collection in bovis, which was the last batch of large stamps purchased intact. As time goes by, fewer and fewer stamps are bought intact through the hands of postal merchants.
Because of George V's contribution to stamp collecting, in May of 192 1, George V was ranked as the first among outstanding stamp collectors. After the death of George V, George VI inherited this stamp album, which is now in the charge of Elizabeth II. Because all kings in Britain are aware of the importance of stamp collecting in establishing international friendly relations, all previous large-scale stamp exhibitions will take out some stamp products from the Royal Philatelic Group to cater to the vast number of stamp collectors. Hong Kong George V Memorial Park is located in Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong, and opened at 1936.
The Fifth Century Park in George, Kowloon is a park located in Jordan, Kowloon, Hong Kong. Opened on 194 1.
King George V School is one of the co-educational schools of the English Foundation of Hong Kong.
King George V battleship (19 1 1) is a gradual modification of Orion battleship. Start at 19 1 1 and 1. Some modifications were made to the protection design, and the position of the main mast was changed to improve the visibility. Ships of the same class: King George V/King George V,/Centurion/Bold/Bold, Ajax/Ajax.
The battleship King George V (1936) started construction on 1937 65438+ 10/day, and was demolished by auction after 1 957. Ships of the same class: King George V, Prince of Wales, Duke of York, Anson, Howe.