George V George V George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until his death in 1936. Born during the reign of his grandmother Queen Victoria, George was third in the line of succession behind his father, Prince Albert Edward, and his own elder brother, Prince Albert Victor. From 1877 to 1891, George served in the Royal Navy, until the unexpected death of his elder brother in early 1892 put him directly in line for the throne. On the
1983 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes 1983 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes The 1983 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes was a horse race held at Ascot Racecourse on Saturday 23 July 1983. It was the 33rd running of the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes. The winner was Robert Barnett's Time Charter, a four-year-old bay filly trained at Kingstone Warren in Oxfordshire by Henry Candy and ridden by the veteran British jockey Joe Mercer. Time Charter's victory was the first in the race for her owner and trainer. Mercer had previously won the race with Brigadier Gerard in 1972. Time Charter