I said to your predecessor: 'You know what they're all saying, no more coals to Newcastle, no more Hoares to Paris.' The fellow didn't even laugh. - George V
" "I said to your predecessor: 'You know what they're all saying, no more coals to Newcastle, no more Hoares to Paris.' The fellow didn't even laugh.
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About George V
George V of the United Kingdom (3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India. He was monarch during World War I and the Great Depression. He was succeeded by his sons Edward VIII and George VI, and is the great-grandfather of the United Kingdom's current head of state Charles III.
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Birth Name:
Prince George Frederick Ernest Albert of Wales
Alternative Names:
George Frederick Ernest Albert
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George Windsor
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George Frederick Ernest Albert Windsor
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George Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
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George Frederick Ernest Albert Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
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King George V
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George V of the United Kingdom
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George V (King of Great Britain)
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At this grave moment of our national history I send to you, and through you to the officers and men of the Fleets of which you have assumed command, the assurance of my confidence that, under your direction, they will revive and renew the old glories of the Royal Navy and prove once again the sure shield of Britain and of her Empire in the hour of trial.
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