A Brief History of the House of Windsor (37 page)

coronations

Edward VII’s
230

Elizabeth II’s
2
,
164

George VI’s
127–8
,
157

George V’s
46

cost of British monarchy
185–6
,
252–3

Coty, René
157–8

Coventry
140

Coward, Noël
102

Craig, Daniel
188

Crawford, Marion
154–5
,
156
,
158

Cromwell, Oliver
256–7

Cruz, Lucia Santa
200

Cumberland, Duke of
22

currency destroyed, British
102

Curzon, Lord
65

Czechoslovakia
131
,
132

Dagmar of Denmark, Princess
39

Daily Mirror
185

Dalton, John
31–2
,
33
,
36

Dartmouth Royal Naval College
33
,
83
,
112
,
158
,
198

Dawson, Godfrey
96

Dawson, Lord
74–5
,
101

De Gaulle, Charles
141

de Valera, Éamon
67

death of Queen Mother
243

Deladier, Édouard
109

Denmark
33–4
,
134
,
138
,
231
,
232–3
,
234

Depression, financial
67
,
71
,
118

Diamond Jubilee (2012), Queen Elizabeth’s
14
,
237–40

Diamond Jubilee (1897), Queen Victoria’s
230

Diana: Her True Story
(Andrew Morton)
184
,
203–4

Diana, Princess of Wales
28
,
103
,
177
,
179
,
182
,
184
,
185
,
202–5
,
213–14
,
250

death of
186–7
,
205
,
217

Dimbleby, Johnathan
204

divorces
184–5

Dominions, British
43–4
,
65
,
71–3
,
99
,
128
,
130
,
134
,
211

see also
Australia; British Empire; Canada; India; Ireland; New Zealand; South Africa

Donaldson, Mary
233

Drottningholm palace
226

Duchy Originals
207

Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme
180

Duke of York’s Camps
116–18

Dulanty, John
146

Durbars, Indian
46
,
125

Durham, Lord
67

Durham, University of
250

Dutch royal family
4
,
138

Easter Rising (1916)
60

economy, royal contribution of British
185–6
,
253

Edinburgh, Duchess of (Maria Alexandrovna of Russia)
11
,
35

Edinburgh, Duke (Prince Alfred)
35

Edinburgh, Duke of (Prince Philip)
see
Philip, Prince, Duke of Edinburgh

Edward III, King
83

Edward, Prince
170–1
,
173
,
179–80
,
188
,
194
,
195
,
199
,
218
,
221–2

Edward, Prince (David - later Edward VIII)

see
Edward VIII, King

Edward VII, King
10–11
,
14
,
40
,
43
,
44–5
,
229–30
,
248–9

Edward VIII, King
15
,
26
,
75
,
105–6
,
126
,
235

abdication
91
,
95–6
,
99
,
100–4
,
124
,
126
,
157
,
246

allowance (post abdication)
101
,
129

childhood
82–3

death of
105

exile
103–5
,
130

first changes made
91–2

First World War
85

Fort Belvedere
93

informal image
89–90

made Duke of Windsor
101

naval career
83
,
111–12

Nazi Germany
93
,
104
,
105
,
126–7

overseas tours
81
,
85–7

patron of ex-servicemen
89

petulance and thoughtlessness
86–7
,
92
,
124

as Prince of Wales
26
,
62
,
78
,
83–91

relationship with George V
88

Second World War
104

sports and hobbies
88

visits of run down areas
89
,
96

Wallis Simpson
90–1
,
93
,
94
,
95–100
,
101
,
103–4
,
106
,
124

Eire 145-7

Elgar, Sir Edward
73

Elizabeth II, Queen
5
,
7
,
15
,
44
,
68
,
111
,
123–4
,
151–3
,
234

accession to the throne
163–5

Auxiliary Territorial Service
140
,
159–60

birth of
121

childhood
153–9

Christmas speeches
169–70

Colonel of the Grenadier Guards
159

corgis
156

coronation
2
,
164

death of Princess Diana
103

Diamond Jubilee
14
,
237–40

and Diana, Princess of Wales
184
,
187

education
154–5
,
158

Elizabeth R
documentary
184

engagement to Prince Philip
161

Falklands War
178

and father George VI
108
,
147
,
163–4

fire at Windsor Castle and repair costs
185–6

garden parties
169

Girl Guides
156–7

Golden Jubilee
187

and grandfather George V
17
,
76
,
121
,
122
,
153

as heir to the thrown
157–63

horses
156

Malta
148–9
,
162–3

Margaret and Peter Townsend
165–6

Maundy Service
63

meets Prince Philip
158

Olympic Opening Ceremony (2012)
188
,
235
,
251

pays income tax
186

and Prince William
214–15

and Princess Margaret
154

The Queen and I
(Sue Townsend)
182–4

radio broadcasts
159
,
161

Second World War
137
,
139
,
159

shot at during Trooping of the Colour
179

Silver Jubilee
176

South African visit with parents
148

Spitting Image
181–2

stranger in bedroom
179

television documentaries
173–4
,
184

undertakes royal duties for George VI
149
,
163

walkabouts introduced
175

wedding
144
,
161–2

Elizabeth, Queen (Queen Mother)
28
,
75
,
105
,
110
,
118–21
,
126
,
127
,
129
,
130
,
148,
150
,
152
,
182
,
187
,
190
,
216
,
221
,
243
,
249

Second World War
132–3
,
135
,
136
,
139–40
,
142
,
159

Elizabeth R
documentary
184

Empire Exhibition (1924)
67
,
72–3

Ena, Princess
46

English National Opera
210

Ernst of Hanover, Prince (Duke of Cumberland)
54

Esher, Lord
42

Eton school
216–18
,
236

exile of Edward Windsor
103–5
,
130

Falklands War
177–8
,
199
,
250

fashion

Edward VIII
86
,
88

George V’s attitude
77
,
88

Queen Elizabeth (Queen Mother)
129

Feathers Clubs
89

Ferguson, Sarah
179
,
180
,
184–5
,
222

fire at Windsor Castle
185–6

First World War
12
,
13
,
14
,
19–20
,
22
,
25–6
,
47–58
,
85

Fluck, Peter
181

Forsyte Sage
(John Galsworthy)
80

France
10
,
37
,
48
,
49
,
50
,
53
,
64
,
85
,
104
,
130
,
132
,
134
,
141
,
147
,
186
,
225
,
246

Franco-Prussian War
49
,
50
,
246

Franz Ferdinand, Archduke
48

Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria-Hungary
57
,
63
,
231

Frederick the Great, King of Prussia
226–7

Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark
233

Frederik IX, King of Denmark
233

Frogmore burial ground
105

funeral, Queen Elizabeth’s (Queen Mother)
243

funeral, Queen Victoria’s
230

Furness, Lady Thelma
90

Gailey, Andrew
219

Gandhi, Mahatma
67
,
144

garden parties
169

Geelong Grammar School
194

General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
256

General Strike (1926)
67
,
70–1
,
78

Gentlemen at Arms
231

George Cross medal
140–1

George I, King
13

George II, King
13

George III, King
13
,
227–8

George IV, King
13
,
58
,
228

George, Prince, Duke of Kent
95
,
142

George V, King
8–9
,
10
,
12
,
14–15
,
26–7
,
28
,
30–1
,
75–9
,
93
,
230

changes family name
17–19
,
22–5
,
54

Christmas speeches
67–8

coronation
46

created Duke of York
38

death of Edward VII (father)
45

death of Prince John (son)
66

dress codes
77

fatherhood
43
,
111

First World War
49
,
50–2
,
54–6
,
57
,
58
,
79

hobbies
36
,
41

ill-health and death
51
,
73–4
,
124

independence of Dominions
72
,
73–4

Ireland
47
,
49
,
69–70

lifestyle
40–1
,
62

marries Princess Victoria Mary of Teck
39

monument in Windsor
17

peacemaking approach to rule
46–7
,
67

and Princess Elizabeth (grand-daughter)
121
,
122
,
153

Ramsay MacDonald as Prime Minister
70
,
71
,
76

relationship with ‘Bertie’ (George VI)
111
,
122

relationship with ‘David’ (Edward VIII)
75
,
88
,
91

Royal Maundy
62–3

royals allowed to wed British citizens
27

Russian monarchy
55–6

Senior Service and naval career
31–3
,
34–5

Silver Jubilee
79–80
,
124

tours of the Empire
43–4

George VI, King
15
,
26
,
28
,
68
,
199–200
,
246

accession to the throne
124–5

allowance cut
122

appeasement of Germany
131
,
135

Battle of Jutland
114
,
250

Cambridge University
115

childhood
110–11

coronation
127
,
157

courtiers
124–5

death of
150

and Edward VIII ‘David’ after abdication
101
,
104
,
130

end of British Empire
145

as family man
110
,
123
,
154

First World War
108
,
113–14

formation of the Commonwealth
147