THE KING'S MEMORY FOR FACES.
At the time of the King's recent operation the nurse who had been present to assist left the room on his recovering consciousness, but not before the King had caught sight of her face. Directly after, he asked one of his physicians who she was, for he had seen her somewhere, and quit© lately. The doctor admitted that this was ho, for, but a short while before, His Majesty had presented the same nurse with a medal for her work in South Africa. That gift has, been rendered doubly precious to its recipient, foi tihe King asked for the nurse, shook hands with her, saying, at the same time : "I have proved for myself how well you deserved that medal."— M.A.P.
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Evening Post, Volume LXIV, Issue LXIV, 13 September 1902, Page 7 (Supplement)
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126THE KING'S MEMORY FOR FACES. Evening Post, Volume LXIV, Issue LXIV, 13 September 1902, Page 7 (Supplement)
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