Georgivs V, Rex Imperator

His reign will be remembered always in history because of the [First] World War and all the agony it caused. During that time the King played his part with a courage and sympathy which were recognised somehow by the whole people. Many crowns fell into the dust, many kings departed, but when peace came King George stood on his balcony and looked down on vast cheering crowds among whom were many of his soldiers, and he knew that he held the loyalty of his folk...

He holds it because of certain qualities of character which we like to think are very English - in simplicity, in honesty, in sense of duty, and, perhaps one may add, in sense of humour.

An excerpt from the book entitled: "The Book of The King's Jubilee", Edited by: Sir Philip Gibbs, KBE. Published by: Hutchison & Co. Ltd. London 1935.