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#King Charles III

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The King’s death is a cruel and sad blow to us all but the knowledge that thousands, even millions, are sharing our sorrow is a great comfort - For his sake one is so thankful he had those last few happy weeks in his beloved Sandringham.

Princess Mary, letter to Lord Middleton // 29 March 1952

#King George VI #1952

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Eyesex. 🤣

For me, the most fun thing about this clip is not just how she looks at him - which is precious - but the way he looks back at her when she catches his eye- “well, hello!” 🥰

#bertie #king george vi #queen elizabeth #love is in the air

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“Queen Elizabeth and the King were always together. I remember one Easter, I was just knocking a ball about the golf course when I spotted them walking quietly together, totally at ease. There was a terrific sweetness about them. He had an elegance - an elegance of mind. After he died, there was a huge gap. It was a terrible loss and it was never quite the same again.”

Sir Oliver Millar, GCVO, Surveyor Emeritus of the Queen’s Pictures and member of the royal household for 41 years

#bertie #king george vi #queen elizabeth #duke and duchess of york

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KING GEORGE VI and QUEEN ELIZABETH with Canadian Prime Minister MACKENZIE KING in Banff, Canada, 1939

What impressed me most when I found the King shaking my hand and looking at me was the blend of amiability and good sense in his face. It was a kindly and sincere face and also a face that looked very familiar. He has large blue eyes, a generous mouth and thick light brown hair, with a lock just above his forehead that has a way of blowing down over his eyes so that he has to push it back when he stands bareheaded in the open air as he so often does.

- Francis Stevens, Leader-Post reporter who met the King during the Canadian tour

#bertie #King George VI #elizabeth #queen elizabeth #royal tour

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He was a good judge of people, very observant and discerning, though perhaps inclined to be over-frank in his summing up of them.

Osbert Sitwell on George VI (Rat Week: An Essay on the Abdication)

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Queen Mary and King George VI, c.1946-47

#bertie #King George VI #Queen Mary #gifs #mommys son #cute bertie

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The King said to me rather bitterly this morning that Winston had come back from his Italian holiday looking a new man, and that while Ministers out of office always got such opportunities for recuperation, he never did. To that, I am afraid, the only possible answer is on the lines of il faut souffrir pour étre belle. It is a melancholy but inescapable fact that the Pope of Rome and the King of England are almost the only two human beings who can never expect a complete holiday until they reach the grave. Even the King’s private secretary can count on being allowed to go into honourable retirement some day.

- George VI’s Private Secretary, Alan ‘Tommy’ Lascelles, diary entry, 26 October 1945 (King’s Counsellor: Abdication and War - The Diaries of Sir Alan Lascelles)

#King George VI #bertie

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King George VI, Buckingham Palace, April 1948. Portrait by Baron - one of a series taken to commemorate the Silver Wedding anniversary of the King and Queen.

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The Duke & Duchess of York enjoy a cable car ride at the British Empire Exhibit in 1925

Aw, they look like they are having fun! 🥰

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"It's such a lovely day, I do wish you were here duckie..." -- Duchess of York to the Duke in 1930 when they were briefly separated after Princess Margaret was born and he had to go to Balmoral while she stayed at Glamis.

(Duckie!!!!!!! 💕💕💕)

ok, so I know this cable car looks more like a chicken or a seagull but had to get the "duckie" quote in there! :)

#bertie & elizabeth #king george vi #bertie #elizabeth #queen elizabeth #duckie

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‘The Royal Train with a Royal Engineer’ - The Duke of York in New Zealand, 1927

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Bertie & Elizabeth, flirting...

The Duke & Duchess of York (later King George VI & Queen Elizabeth) pose for formal pictures while on tour in Ulster.

Elizabeth looks over and teases Bertie for looking so serious, which makes him giggle.

Love the little bashful foot shuffle! 💕

Source: British Pathe

(dude in the middle be like, awkward!!)

#bertie #king george vi #bertie & elizabeth #queen elizabeth the queen mother #duke and duchess of york #she knows how to make him smile

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The Duke of Kent and King George VI at the Epsom Derby, 1938 (British Pathé)

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His smile 😍

King George VI on board HMS Garth, 1944 (British Pathé)

#King George VI #bertie #bertie and his smile #gifs

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It's just me or he has cute smile? 😍

BERTIEEEE SUPREMACYYYYY

#king george vi #george vi #bertie

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I adore finding original true colour footage of our lovely King George VI ❤️

There is so little available that I am always surprised to see his tanned skin (from spending so much time outdoors!) and the brightness of his ribbon medals.

Check out the way he just eyeballs the camera for a split second. You better look sharp and behave! Bertie’s always watching you…

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit the Telecommunications Research Establishment (TRE) at Malvern College, Worcestershire, in 1944. Source: The Imperial War Museum

gifs made by: @for-valour

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23 April 1937 Unveiling ceremony for the Memorial of King George V © Grinberg, Paramount