1865-1917: House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
1917-1936: House of Windsor
Windsor
Royal Family Order of King George V happened in 1910.
Royal Family Order of King George V was created in 1910.
The annual Royal Christmas Broadcast.
The Royal Christmas Broadcast.
No. But George V did make the national colours as red from the saint George's cross and white from the french royal emblem.
King George V was considered a rather "dull" king. He did, however, enjoy collecting stamps. George V started the Royal Christmas broadcast which still continues to this day.
House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. It was changed to Windsor in 1916.
It is actually their Royal Family's house. He changed it in 1917 because of the hate towards the Germans in World War one that the British had. Saxe-Gotha is a German Royal house, so changing it to Windsor (An English name) to distance himself from Germany.
Well, he held many German Regal titles as his grandfather was German. Many members of the British Royal family held titles as well. Also, King George's first cousin was the Emperor of Germany. So, not in 1914, but in 1917, he abandoned the German titles he held, and so did the rest of the British Royal Family. He then cut the Royal house of Britain (then a branch of the German Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Royal house) off to become its own. He called it the House of Windsor.
King George did his first Christmas broadcast from Sandringham House.
The purser to King George V was Sir John William "Jack" Gilmour. He served as the King's purser during the royal family's travels and was responsible for the management of the royal yacht, the HMY Britannia. Gilmour's role included overseeing logistics and ensuring the comfort of the royal family during their voyages.