After reigning for nearly 26 years, King George V was by January 1936 quite ill.The King, by then 70, had been diagnosed with pleurisy and heart disease, likely due to his heavy smoking.On the evening of January 15, he took to bed at Sandringham Palace complaining of a cold, and did not leave his room again.READ MORE: Beautiful tributes planned for funeral of 10-year-old Croydon boy who was a huge Crystal Palace fanFive days later, with the King on the verge of death, his doctor delivered a...
