Let me explain.
On yesterday's program, in a category called May, prominent events that occurred in the month of May were featured. In one visual clue, the following photograph was displayed:
while the master of ceremonies intoned,"On May 12, 1937, this man, shown here with his wife and their two daughters, Princess Margaret and Princess Elizabeth, was crowned King of England."
Easy peasy.
Contestant number 3 buzzed in and said, "Who is George VIII?".
Contestant #2 buzzed in and said, "Who is George VII?".
Contestant number 1, the current champion, didn't buzz in at all. He looked normal enough but had revealed to the host during the preceding day's interview that he had a drag queen alter ego named Whiskey Ginger, so there is that to consider.
As we all should know, England has never had a George VIII, nor has it ever had a George VII.
The correct answer is "Who is George VI?", the man who became king after the abdication of his older brother, Edward VIII, about whom Contestant number 3 may have been thinking. Of course, Edward VIII did not have a wife with two daughters, although he did eventually have a wife with two divorces.
I can't imagine who Contestant number 2 was thinking about unless it was Edward VII, who reigned from 1901 to 1910, George VI's grandfather.
I'm pretty sure Contestant number 1 was thinking about how good Whiskey Ginger, his drag queen alter ego, would look in a robe of ermine..
The real queen (non-drag variety) standing next to King George VI is his wife, the former Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon, and the two princesses are his younger daughter, Princess Margaret Rose, and his elder daughter, Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, who came to the throne in 1952 as Elizabeth II and reigned for 70 years. The coronation of Charles III, her son, will occur this Saturday, May 12, 2023.
I do hope the contestants have heard of him.
