Statement to Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin, referring to his son, Edward, Prince of Wales
• Quoted in Keith Middlemas and John Barnes, Baldwin (1969) ch.34
• Quoted in Keith Middlemas and John Barnes, Baldwin (1969) ch.34
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After I am dead, the boy will ruin himself in twelve months.
— George V of the United Kingdom
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• Quoted in Keith Middlemas and John Barnes, Baldwin (1969) ch.34" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About George V of the United Kingdom
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.
About George V of the United Kingdom
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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