GEORGE V: (1865-1936) King of the United Kingdom 1910-1936. Signed 6.5 x 8.5 photograph showing t

GEORGE V: (1865-1936) King of the United Kingdom 1910-1936. Signed 6.5 x 8.5 photograph showing the Duke of York, in ceremonial military uniform, standing outdoors on the stone steps of a building. He holds his bearskin to one side and has a black armband over his jacket sleeve. Signed ('George') to a clear area at the base of the image and dated 1901 in his hand. The photographer's mount has been slightly irregularly trimmed, otherwise VG The Duke's grandmother, Queen Victoria, had died on 22nd January 1901, and it is likely that he wore the black armband whilst in mourning.