Talk:George V/Archive 2

Douglas Cochrane, the King's representative
Removed by another editor due to "trivial, excessive detail, undue weight"

In 1910, Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald was appointed the first 'gold stick in waiting' for king George V and on arrival of Theodore Roosevelt to London, he was the king's 'aide de camp'. Hogyncymru (talk) 22:46, 2 January 2023 (UTC)


 * That seems to rather prove the point. Sbishop (talk) 08:24, 3 January 2023 (UTC)
 * No, I think it's quite important to show who his representatives were, because in his absence.. they took on their kingly role Hogyncymru (talk) 18:29, 3 January 2023 (UTC)

Seems important enough for Cochrane's article, but not for this one. It would be absurd to catalogue all the people who stood in for the monarch over the course of his reign. Furius (talk) 01:23, 4 January 2023 (UTC)

Also! Neither of those things make Cochrane "the King's representative" - free gold stick is chief bodyguard and royal Aides-de-camp are appointed in large numbers (QE II had 60!) and do essentially nothing outside of ceremonial occasions. Furius (talk) 01:31, 4 January 2023 (UTC)