"Critically ill for days,George V died on Monday ,January 20,1936 at 11:55 p.m.
.Hie end was hastened by Lord Dawson, who gave him a lethal injection of cocaine and morphine.The courtier wanted him to die before midnight so that his death could be announced in the morning "Times" rather than in the less prestigious afternoon newspapers.The King,who had renamed the royal family now lost his life to meet a newspaper deadline.Such was the legacy of the House of Windsor..."
--from "The Royals" by Kitty Kelley
.Hie end was hastened by Lord Dawson, who gave him a lethal injection of cocaine and morphine.The courtier wanted him to die before midnight so that his death could be announced in the morning "Times" rather than in the less prestigious afternoon newspapers.The King,who had renamed the royal family now lost his life to meet a newspaper deadline.Such was the legacy of the House of Windsor..."
--from "The Royals" by Kitty Kelley