He ruled his sons with a rod of iron. But gruff King George V was charmed by little Princess Elizabeth - and longed for her to take over as Queen, writes IAN LLOYD

Royal governess Marion Crawford claimed that the princesses called George V 'Grandpa England'. But
Margaret later denied this, claiming 'we were much too frightened to call him anything but Grandpapa.'

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