On 14 June 2010 21:45, Cecil Pinto <[email protected]> wrote: > I know both George Pinto and Eddie Fernandes, first through Goan > cyberspace and then in person. Both perfect gentlemen.
Cecil, I see it as history repeating itself. King George versus King Edward, apparently not a very smooth succession! There are similarities too. Isn't our George also talking about racism in Rome, etc? FN http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_V_of_the_United_Kingdom 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 through the First World War (1914–1918) until his death in 1936. George was the first British monarch of the House of Windsor, which he created from the British branch of the German House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. On the death of Queen Victoria on 22 January 1901, George's father ascended the throne as King Edward VII. On 9 November 1901, George was created Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester.[18] King Edward VII wished to prepare his son for his future role as king. In contrast to Edward himself, whom Queen Victoria had deliberately excluded from state affairs, George was given wide access to state documents by his father. George, in turn, allowed his wife access to his papers, as he valued her counsel, and May often helped write her husband's speeches In 1906, the Prince and Princess toured British India. George was disgusted by the racial discrimination he saw there and campaigned for greater involvement of Indians in the government of the country.
