King George V

George V was the second son of King Edward VII, acceding to the throne on 6 May 1910. The next day he was appointed Colonel-in-Chief of 10 regiments. In the Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research vol LXIV no. 257 of Spring 1986, an article by R G Harris gives valuable information about the Royal connection to regiments of the British, Indian and foreign armies. After exhaustive research by Harris he produced lists of the regiments to which all the members of the royal family since Queen Victoria had been appointed Colonel and Colonel-in-Chief. Prince George had been appointed Colonel-in-Chief to 19 regiments before becoming King. As well as the 10 regiments on 7 May 1910 he was appointed to 17 more between Oct 1910 and April 1930. Worryingly the 10th Hussars does not appear on the list of his regiments. However, Micheal Brander, in his history of the 10th Hussars states quite clearly that King George V was indeed Colonel-in-Chief of the regiment, from 1910 to 20 Jan 1936 when he died. The portrait shows George in naval uniform. There are no known photos of him in the uniform of the 10th Hussars.

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