Show DEATH OF RULER OF KING EDWARD vil VII LA LAID ID LOW BY ATTACK OF PNEUMONIA AND bronchitis monarch was greatly beloved by hla his people and had shown genuine ability as a statesman prince of wales ascends ascend throne assuming title of george V london edward VII king of england has succumbed to the ravages of disease and the english people in fact the whole civilized world Is mourning the passing of a monarch who had shown genuine ability as a statesman and a capacity for ruling his people oln in a manner that will en shrine ills his memory in the hearts of his king edward after it a brief alln illness a from pneumonia following bronchitis died at 1145 friday night may alay 6 the king was seriously III hardly more than three lays days one of tho the last utterances attributed to king edward was well it Is all over but I 1 think I 1 have done my duty the prince of wales succeeded to the throne immediately according to the laws of the kingdom without of ft 0 jp GEORGE V KING OP OF ENGLAND ficiala ceremony assuming the title ol of george V ills his first official pursuance to custom was to dispa dispatch to the lord loid mayor the announcement ol of his fathers death george frederick ernest emest albert prince of wales who now becomes king is the second son of ang edward and queen alexandra lie ile was waa born rn at marlborough house june 3 1865 ga seventeen months after the birth of his older brother the late duke of clarence ile he and his brother entered the navy together as cadets cabets and he spent two years on the britannia lie he then started on a three years voyage around the world on the bacchante in 1892 when his brother led h he e became heir apparent and took his seat in the house ot of lords as duke of york in may 1893 his engagement was announced to princess victoria may of teck and they married july is 18 1893 the prince ce became duke of cornwall when his father took the throne and soon after he started on an A tour of 0 the colonies lie he opened the list first parliament of the commonwealth of australia in the tall fall of 1905 he went to india his fits indian trip was generally regarded as unsuccessful from a political point in 1908 ho he visited canada to attend the celebration at quebec and on that occasion met vice president fairbanks the prince Is less democratic than his him father and does not have such h an ardent love for sports spoils it has been predicted therefore etore that after his accession to the throne the court gaiety that was always a feature during edwards reign will lie be less marked the new queen Is the only daughter of the late francis ts duke of teck she was born may 26 1867 and married prince george duke of york july IS 18 1893 six children five sons rind and one daughter bless aleso the household of the new monarch the eldest prince edward albert now heir al apparent la Is a manly lad who will be IG years old in june lie he is serving as a naval cadet prince albert frederick the second son and heir presumptive also is a naval cadet ile he Is il rj 1 vears old the other boys bova are prince hanry william prince george edwd and prince john charles the daughter Is princess victoria alexa alexandra dra alice mary she was born in ls 1897 97 |