GEORGE V, KING & CHILDREN
Neg No: GP 3665 A
Neg. Size: 12"x15"
Neg. Date: None

Subject: King George V and his children at Sandringham.

Date: 9 November 1902.

Sitters: (front row, left to right):

	King George VI (1895-1952), when Prince Albert of Wales;
	HRH Princess Royal, Countess of Harewood (1897-1965), when Princess (Victoria Alexandra Alice) Mary of Wales;
	HRH Duke of Windsor (1894-1972), when Prince Edward of Wales;
	HRH Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester (1900-1974), when Prince Henry of Wales;
	King George V (1865-1936) when Prince of Wales.

(2nd row)

	Admiral Sir Henry Hervey Campbell (1865-1933), when Captain Campbell;
	Peter Hansell (1863-1935), when tutor to the royal children.

Occasion: A 'tree planting' at the 'Coronation Oval' to mark the opening of the 'King and Queen's Avenue' presented by the tenants, residents and work people of the Sandringham Estate, on the occasion of the 61st birthday of King Edward VII, 9 November 1902.

Location: (See above).

Photographer: Lafayette Ltd., 179 New Bond Street, London.

No of poses: 1 [see also neg. no. (3665)].

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Provenance: Pinewood Studios; acquired 1989.

References:

Biog: Hugh Montgomery-Massingberd ed., Burke's Royal Families of the World, Vol 1, London, 1977; Who's Who; HRH Duke of Windsor, A King's Story, London, 1951; Christopher Warwick ed., Queen Mary's Photograph Albums, London, 1989 p 36.

Date: See neg. no. (3665) dated 9 November 1902.

Occasion & Location: Sir Sidney Lee, King Edward VII, Vol II, London, 1927; Philip Magnus, King Edward VII, London, 1964; The Times, especially 11 November 1902, p 10a & c.

Reproduced: The Sketch, 3 December 1902, p 249; W. J. Makin, The Life of King George V, London, c. 1936, p 64; Frances Donaldson, Edward VIII, London 1974, opp. p 36; Kenneth Rose, King George V, London 1983, opp. p 162; Christopher Warwick ed., Queen Mary's Photograph Albums, London, 1989 p 36.