According to popular legend, the name of what seaside town was the last word said by King George V?
George V (1865 – 1936) came to the British throne in 1910. Prior to that time he had been best known for his obsessive stamp-collecting and industrial scale shooting of pheasants and tigers. He was taken more to the hearts of the British public during WWI, when he frequently toured the front lines and stood firmly against his cousin and look-alike, the British hate-figure Kaiser Wilhelm II.
George V's last words are widely, but incorrectly, reported as being:
Bugger Bognor
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Plums
Well they ought to be his last words as they are quite humorous in some respect.
dick aspel
Very, very highly disputed. But, as you did say, myth.
Gary Griffiths
I'd take issue with the 'look alike' part in the answer. There was very little resemblance between King George V and his cousin, Kaiser Wilhelmshaven I. However, there was a very close resemblance with another cousin, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.
Gary Griffiths
Amanda Read, Bognor Regis, to give it its full name, so called as it had become known as a seaside resort frequented by royalty.
It is alleged that his personal surgeon said to George V, "You'll soon be well enough to visit Bognor," to which the King is alleged to have replied as quoted.
Amanda Read
Why Bognor??