End quote. Well, neither Queen Mary, the wife of the king who was intensely religious and might not have sanctioned euthanasia nor the Prince of Wales were consulted. The royal family did not want the king to endure pain and suffering and did not want his life prolonged artificially. But neither did they approve of Dawson's actions. British Pathe announced the king's death the following day in which he was described as, quote for each of us more than a king, a father of a great family end quote