WI Edward VII died of appendicitis before his coronation?

Just watched a documentary on Yesterday, which I still think of as UKTV History, about Edward VII. Apparently he had to postpone his coronation because he was suffering from appendicitis and almost died from the pain and the spreading infection. He also stopped brething when on the operating table. So what would the repercussions have been if he had died before his time, and George V inherited the throne early.
 
Well, George V was born in 1865, so there's no need for a regent to take operational control of the Crown until he reached his maturity.

He was already Duke of York and, in OTL, would have been made Prince of Wales on his father's ascending to the Throne. He's also married and with heirs (the future Kings Edward VIII and George VI amongst them).

As he showed keen interest in India (in OTL, he took a tour of the region in 1905-06), the chances are good that he would be able to be crowned as Emperor of India in India at the Delhi Durbar shortly after being crowned King of the United Kingdom.

Beyond that, the butterflies could be many and diverse.
 
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