These English schoolboys swam out two miles to get a close look at the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert, but then found themselves in difficulties. A destroyer's speedboat rescued them, and later the King, admiring their pluck, made it possible for them to see over the vessel.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 July 1938, Page 6
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47These English schoolboys swam out two miles to get a close look at the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert, but then found themselves in difficulties. A destroyer's speedboat rescued them, and later the King, admiring their pluck, made it possible for them to see over the vessel. Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 July 1938, Page 6
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