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King George V lying in state in Westminster Hall, London, January 1936. The King's four sons, the future King Edward VIII, the Duke of York (the future King George VI), Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Prince George, Duke of Kent, mounted the guard at the catafalque on the night before the funeral as a mark of respect to their father. Illustration from George V and Edward VIII, A Royal Souvenir, by FGH Salusbury, a souvenir book published as Edward VIII was crowned following the death of his father, George V, (Daily Express Publication, London, 1936).