cover image: Lord Linlithgow , new Viceroy

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Lord Linlithgow , new Viceroy

Lord Linlithgow , new Viceroy of India , wears Muslim shoes when he visits Cairo Mosque ._x000D_ Lord Linlithgow , the new Viceroy of India , had to conform to muslim custom by wearing special shoes when he visited the El Darrassa Mosque at Cairo . Lord Linlithgow made a short stay in Cairo on his way out to India to take up his appointment . _x000D_ Photo shows , Lord Linlithgow having the special shoes fitted on at the El Darrassa Mosque , Cairo . On left is Lady Lampson , wife of Six Miles Lampson , British High Commissioner in Egypt . _x000D_ 13 April 1936_x000D_
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Egypt 13/04/1936
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Egypt
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