Queen Mary, Queen Alexandra and King George V walking to the Saluting Point of the Victory Parade
© National Portrait Gallery, London
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Queen Mary, Queen Alexandra and King George V walking to the Saluting Point of the Victory Parade
by Central News Ltd
gelatin silver print, 19 July 1919
5 3/8 in. x 8 1/8 in. (138 mm x 205 mm) overall
Given by Terence Pepper, 2014
Photographs Collection
NPG x198597
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- Queen Alexandra (1844-1925), Queen of Edward VII. Sitter associated with 478 portraits, Artist or producer associated with 10 portraits.
- King George V (1865-1936), Reigned 1910-36. Sitter in 488 portraits.
- Queen Mary (1867-1953), Queen consort of King George V. Sitter associated with 404 portraits.
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Sir John William Alcock and Lieutenant Arthur Whitten Brown pilot the first successful non-stop transatlantic flight from Newfoundland to Ireland, flying 1980 miles in their modified Vickers Vimy bomber plane in just over 16 hours. Their achievement won them a £10,000 prize from the Daily Mail newspaper.Art and science
John Maynard Keynes publishes The Economic Consequences of the Peace, an influential economic text that criticised the harsh economic treatment of Germany at the Treaty of Versailles and predicted the destabilising effects of the vindictive settlement.International
The Paris Peace Conference negotiates the peace treaties between the victorious and defeated powers. The Conference culminated in a number of treaties including the Treaty of Versailles, which granted independence for the countries under Austrian and Russian rule and forced Germany to accept responsibility for the war and pay reparations. It also established the League of Nations.Comments back to top
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