Prince George, the Prince of Wales and future King George V Finish:Stretched Sussex wears a black velvet

Sussex wears a black velvet suit with matching tasselled cap

The cast of the BBC hit comedy 'Bread' during a break in filming in Elswick Street

An official holding a flag stands in front of the start line as spectators look on

' Inscribed in pencil lower left '1782'

Hirst's observation of 'Venus seen with a narrow fringe of dull red light' during the transit of Venus

Prince George, the Prince of Wales and future King George V Finish:Stretched Sussex wears a black velvetPrince George, the Prince of Wales and future King George V (1865 1936), 1890. George V was king of Great Britain from 1910 to 1936. In 1924 he appointed Ramsay MacDonald, Britain's first Labour Prime Minister, and in 1932 he introduced the idea of broadcasting a Christmas message to the people. He died of influenza on 20 January 1936 and was succeeded by his eldest son, Edward. From The Cabinet Portrait Gallery, first series, Cassell and Company