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...about $7,000,000) enabled him to fit out the hospital ship Loyalty and maintain it for the duration of the War. He also gave several airplanes and sums of money to the country, and his troops fought valiantly in France, Egypt, East Africa and Mesopotamia. At the Durbar of 1911, he was granted a salute of 21 guns; and, in 1917, his generosity was rewarded by making this salute (recognizing royal rank, a big factor in the life of an Indian Potentate) hereditary...
...Scots Guards. Queen Mary wore a dress of pale gold lamé, ornamented with diamonds. On her head she wore a brilliant coronet of emeralds and diamonds and around her neck were priceless jewels, the most conspicuous of which was the carved Indian emerald presented to her at the Durbar...
...Peter Teazle. King Edward won the race three times. The late Duke of Westminster's horse, Bend Or, won it four times. American victors: Pierre Lorillard with Iroquois in 1881; William C. Whitney with Volodyovski in 1901 ; Richard Croker with Orby in 1907; H. B. Duryea with Durbar...
...most beautiful books ever made is "The Durbar", an A. & C. Black "color book". The text is by Dorothy Menpes and there are 100 illustrations in color by Mortimer Menpes. A de luxe edition and limited, the volume was published in England for $12.00, but a few copies are offered here...