Royal Bumps (Part 2)

Queen Mary's Ruby Cluster Earrings. King George V gave these earrings to his wife in 1926 for her 59th birthday

Gorgeous V is about right

Gorgeous V. oops I meant George V

Various photographs (colourised using MyHeritage) of York Cottage at Sandringham, all taken between 1893 and 1898, which was during the residence of the Duke and Duchess of York (the future King George V and Queen Mary)

"There is one enchanting story of a day when the Prince was taken with his brother to Westminster Abbey. Dean Stanley had been asked to show them the treasures of the Abbey. Nobody could make the memorials of Westminister come to life again as Dean Stanley could with his vivid historic sense. In spite of his charm of the Dean’s stories, Prince George wandered away by himself. At last he was found in a dim little side chapel. He had scrambled on top of Queen Elizabeth’s tomb, and, looking down at the effigy, he was saying, “What an ugly old woman !’’

"Queen Mary took a big interest in the upbringing of her granddaughters, Elizabeth and Margaret. Their own parents thought it unnecessary for them to have a strong educational regime, so Mary felt it was up to her to educate the young princesses by taking them to art galleries and museums"

Today is Queen Mary' 71th death anniversary. She passed away on march 24, 1953 at the age of 85, in Marlborough House, London (same house where George V was born)

Rest in peace Queen Mary with all your loved ones 🌹

by holtieshouse on Flickr.Wave Rock is a natural rock formation located east of the small town of Hyden in Western Australia.

2014

This BBC documentary is not available to those outside UK sadly, but I'd like to hear abt it from people who might have seen it

The True Sweetheart by the Brothers Grimm

Arthur Rackham Illustrations

“The True Sweetheart: “The third time, she wore the star-dress which sparkled at every step.”