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the Punjabi magnate Sir Malik Umar Hayat Khan (pictured) was an honorary aide-de-camp to King George V, King Edward VIII and King George VI?
when Brackley railway station was visited by the Royal Train in 1950, the King and Queen had to step on a box when leaving the train because its door was far above the platform?
despite a wartime career lasting less than a year, HMS Codrington transported a number of dignitaries, including King George VI (visit pictured), Neville Chamberlain and Winston Churchill?
SS Ko?ciuszko, a former Russian passenger ship, mobilized by the Polish navy, was visited by Winston Churchill and King George VI during World War II?
Launcelot Percival was an England international rugby union player before becoming Deputy Clerk of the Closet to George VI of the United Kingdom?
Norman Bethune Sanson climbed Canadian mountains with King George VI of the United Kingdom and King Prajadhipok of Siam?
syndicalist trade unionist Frank Hodges once played a game of golf with George VI of the United Kingdom?

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