King George V’s sword to go up for auction
1st March 2017
A sword that belonged to the current Queen’s grandfather, King George V, while he was Prince of Wales has emerged from a private collection and is due to go up for auction today, 1 March, with an anticipated selling price of £8,000.
It is believed that the historic artefact was gifted by its owner to his close friend Lord Frederick Wolverton who was Edward VII’s Vice Chamberlain of the…