Word: tribhuvan
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Queen Elizabeth's decision to knight Hunt and Hillary, but to delay decorating Tenzing until his nationality had been established, made matters worse. King Tribhuvan of Nepal decided to even things up by giving Tenzing the Star of Nepal. First Class, while dismissing the two Britons with the lesser Order of the Strong Right Arms of the Gurkhas. He offered Tenzing his private plane, while Hunt and the British were left to go it alone...