Timeline of George V & Queen Mary’s Six Children: The Royal Family in 1906

This video shows George and Mary, the Prince and Princess of Wales (later King George V and Queen Mary) with their six children in 1906.

From left to right in the photo: Princess Mary, Prince Henry, Prince George, Prince John (in Mary’s arms), Prince Edward, and Prince Albert – two future kings and one “lost prince” in a single royal family portrait.

Below is a simple timeline of everyone in this picture:

👑 Parents

George, Prince of Wales (later King George V)

Born: 3 June 1865 – London, England

Died: 20 January 1936 – Sandringham, Norfolk

Age at death: 70 years

Mary of Teck (later Queen Mary)

Born: 26 May 1867 – Kensington Palace, London

Died: 24 March 1953 – London, England

Age at death: 85 years

👶 Children (left to right in the 1906 photo)

Princess Mary of Wales
(later Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood)

Born: 25 April 1897 – Sandringham

Died: 28 March 1965 – Yorkshire

Age at death: 67 years

Prince Henry of Wales
(later Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester)

Born: 31 March 1900 – Sandringham

Died: 10 June 1974 – Northamptonshire

Age at death: 74 years

Prince George of Wales
(later Prince George, Duke of Kent)

Born: 20 December 1902 – Sandringham

Died: 25 August 1942 – air crash in Scotland

Age at death: 39 years

Prince John of Wales
(the baby in Queen Mary’s arms – the “lost prince”)

Born: 12 July 1905 – Sandringham

Died: 18 January 1919 – Sandringham

Age at death: 13 years

Prince Edward of Wales
(later King Edward VIII, then Duke of Windsor)

Born: 23 June 1894 – Richmond Park

Died: 28 May 1972 – Paris, France

Age at death: 77 years

Prince Albert of Wales
(later King George VI)

Born: 14 December 1895 – Sandringham

Died: 6 February 1952 – Sandringham

Age at death: 56 years

This timeline shows how the children in this 1906 family photo grew into two kings (Edward VIII and George VI), one tragic prince (John), and senior royals who served through World War I, World War II, and the birth of the modern House of Windsor.

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