In pictures: King George V’s silver jubilee in 1935
On May 6, 1935, good King George V and his consort, Queen Mary of Teck, celebrated the 25th anniversary of their reign. It was an auspicious day for the monarchy and the empire.Much less for Malta. The island’s cherished self-governing constitution had been revoked and Malta was being ruled by a military governor’s one-man diktat.In...