15 Fascinating Stories of How the Royals Have Proposed

A marriage of love and affection grew out of tragedy for George V and Queen Mary, as the then-princess was initially engaged to George's older brother, Prince Albert, but he died of pneumonia before their wedding day. George and Mary sought solace in each other's company before the future king proposed next to the pond in his sister's garden on April 29, 1893 — just over a year after his brother's death.