King George V (1865-1936) and Queen Mary (1867-1953) at the Delhi Durbar, India mb-artistname Eilif Peterssen Papers watermarked: 'C

Papers watermarked: 'C

Dorothy Thompson (1893-1961) was the first American journalist to be expelled from Nazi Germany (in 1934)

Three women and a child wearing the latest fashions

17th May 1956

A convoy of steamships proceeds up the river watched by crowds in the foreground

King George V (1865-1936) and Queen Mary (1867-1953) at the Delhi Durbar, India mb-artistname Eilif Peterssen Papers watermarked: 'CKing George V (1865 1936) and Queen Mary (1867 1953) at the Delhi Durbar, India, 1911 (1936). King George and Queen Queen Mary travelled to India in 1911 to attend the Delhi Durbar, held to commemorate their coronation. George, the second son of Edward VII and Alexandra of Denmark, was born at Marlborough House on 3rd June, 1865. In 1893 he married Princess Mary (with whom he had six children) and in 1910, upon the death of his father, he became king.