Sandrigham house
George, the second son of the Prince and Princess of Wales and by then heir to the throne,
married Princess May of Teck, the fiancée of the late Duke of Clarence. They moved into a
house on the estate which came to be known as York Cottage. One of Prince George's
innovations at Sandringham was the founding of the first Royal pigeon loft in 1886. Almost
annually several were entered in international contests; pigeons from the Royal lofts also saw
active service with the Royal Air Force in the Second World War. Despite being able to spend
less time at Sandringham after his accession in 1901, King Edward VII's interest in the estate
never waned, and he continued to make improvements all his life. Following his death in
1910, Sandringham was left to Queen Alexandra, who continued to live in the 'Big House' in
her widowhood until her death in 1925. The new King George V and Queen Mary continued
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