{"id":1459,"date":"2009-04-03T22:36:00","date_gmt":"2009-04-03T22:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.andrewgrantham.co.uk\/afghanistan\/?page_id=1459"},"modified":"2020-10-28T21:27:18","modified_gmt":"2020-10-28T21:27:18","slug":"king-amanullahs-travels","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.andrewgrantham.co.uk\/afghanistan\/railways\/king-amanullahs-travels\/","title":{"rendered":"King Amanullah&#8217;s travels"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Previous page: <a href=\"\/afghanistan\/railways\/kabul-to-darulaman-railway\/\">The Kabul to Darulaman railway<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1562\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"\/afghanistan\/wp-content\/af-king-amanullah-berlin-bundesarchiv_bild_102-05499.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1562\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"King Amanullah in Berlin.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.andrewgrantham.co.uk\/afghanistan\/wp-content\/af-king-amanullah-berlin-bundesarchiv_bild_102-05499-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"King Amanullah in Berlin (Photo: Deutsches Bundesarchiv &lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/de\/deed.en&quot;&gt;License&lt;\/a&gt;)\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1562\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">King Amanullah in Berlin (Photo: Deutsches Bundesarchiv <a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-sa\/3.0\/de\/deed.en\">License<\/a>)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>King Amanullah of Afghanistan undertook a seven-month tour of Europe in early 1928, visiting countries including Egypt, Italy, France, Switzerland, Germany, Britain, Belgium, Poland, the USSR, Turkey asnd Persia.<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-1' id='fnref-1459-1' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>1<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>King Amanullah visited Berlin in February 1928, where he went for short ride on &#8211; and was allegedly invited to drive &#8211; one of the then-new type A-II small-profile U-bahn trains, leading to the type becoming popularly known as the &#8220;Amanullah-Wagen&#8221; [Amanullah car].<\/p>\n<p>In Britain, the King&#8217;s extensive programme included inspections of the<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-1459\"><a title=\"King Amanullah at Croydon Air Port\" href=\"\/afghanistan\/railways\/king-amanullah-at-croydon-airport\/\">Croydon Airport<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-1459\"><a title=\"King Amanullah in Swindon\" href=\"\/afghanistan\/railways\/king-amanullah-at-swindon-railway-works\/\">Great Western Railway works in Swindon<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is a rough outline of parts of his tour; there are still gaps to be filled.<\/p>\n<h2>India<\/h2>\n<p>In December 1927 the Indian vice-regal train was sent to collect King Amanullah from Chaman on border of India (now Pakistan) and Afghanistan. The train had two Class HG\/S 2-8-0 steam locomotives on the front and two on the back. During the journey the King or one of his party pulled the communication cord in the Khojak Tunnel, causing a coupling to break, and it took 20 minutes to restart the 12 coach train.<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-2' id='fnref-1459-2' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>2<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Wednesday 14 December 1927<br \/>\nOfficial welcome in Bombay.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday 17 December 1927<br \/>\nShortly after 18.00 the King and Queen embarked on the ship <a href=\"http:\/\/www.clydesite.co.uk\/clydebuilt\/viewship.asp?id=15392\"><i>Rajaputana<\/i><\/a> at Bombay, which left escorted by Supermarine flying boats.<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-3' id='fnref-1459-3' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>3<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Sunday 18 December 1927<br \/>\nThe King made a tour of inspection of the ship.<\/p>\n<p>Monday 19 December 1927<br \/>\nTour of the engine room and bridge.<br \/>\nWatched European dancing in the evening.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday 20 December 1927<br \/>\nMorning tour of the galleys, afternoon watching boxing onboard.<\/p>\n<h2>Aden<\/h2>\n<p>Wednesday 21 December 1927<br \/>\n13:15 Royal Indian Marine Ship <i>Baluchi<\/i> escorted <i>Rajaputana<\/i> into Aden, where the King landed.<br \/>\n19:00 Departed Aden.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday 22, Friday 23, Saturday 24 December 1927<br \/>\nAt sea.<\/p>\n<h2>Egypt<\/h2>\n<p>Sunday 25 December 1927<br \/>\n06:00 Arrived at Suez<br \/>\n08:00 Entered the Suez Canal<br \/>\nIn the afternoon the Queen &#8220;gave a Christmas tree&#8221; and presented children with toys and sweets.<br \/>\n19:00 Arrived at Port Said<\/p>\n<p>Monday 26 December 1927<br \/>\n10:15 The King disembarked, to be met by Egypt&#8217;s Prince Omar.<br \/>\n10.30 The Queen disembarked.<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>2 January 1928<br \/>\nCairo. The King visited various industrial and technical schools, and had lunch at the Turkish Legation. In the evening he attended the chamber and listened to the debate.<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-4' id='fnref-1459-4' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>4<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>[\u2026]<\/p>\n<p>? January<br \/>\nVisited the sphinx<\/p>\n<h2>Italy<\/h2>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>Sailed from Alexandria on steamship Italia.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday 8 January 1928<br \/>\n10:00 Landed at Naples.<br \/>\n10:45 Special train to Rome.<br \/>\nMet Italy&#8217;s King Victor Emmanuel III and Queen Elena. Later in the afternoon received Mussolini.<br \/>\nState banquet in the evening.<\/p>\n<p>During air manoeuvres two aeroplanes collided, killing one of the pilots.<\/p>\n<p>Monday 9 January 1928<br \/>\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\" data-footer=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/54996985@N00\/5363940563\/\" title=\"King Amanullah of Afghanistan with Victor Emmanuel c 1920s\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5285\/5363940563_5d97104f5a_n.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"230\" alt=\"King Amanullah of Afghanistan with Victor Emmanuel c 1920s\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nWith the King of Italy, visited the Pantheon to lay wreaths on the graves of kings Victor Emmanuel II and Humbert. Visited the Altar of the Fatherland, and laid a wreath on the grave of the unknown soldier.<br \/>\nAfter lunch visited the Tor de Quinto military school.<br \/>\nSecond state banquet in the evening.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/54996985@N00\/5456253632\/\" title=\"Italy 1927 - The King of Afghanistan, Amanullah Khan and Queen Sorya Tarzi with King Victor Emmanuel 111\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm6.staticflickr.com\/5293\/5456253632_2f8693fd4d_n.jpg\" width=\"305\" height=\"320\" alt=\"Italy 1927 - The King of Afghanistan, Amanullah Khan and Queen Sorya Tarzi with King Victor Emmanuel 111\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Tuesday 10 January 1928<br \/>\nWednesday 11 January 1928<\/p>\n<p>Thursday 12 January 1928<br \/>\nAudience with Pope Pius XI<br \/>\nThe Times commented that &#8220;Afghanistan is said to be one the few countries, if, indeed, not the only country, in the world in which there are no Roman Catholic subjects and no Roman Catholic missions.&#8221;<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-5' id='fnref-1459-5' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>5<\/a><\/sup><br \/>\n&#8220;The audience followed strictly the protocol adapted for the visit of King Fuad [I of Egypt] last August&#8221;. An escort was sent to fetch the king from his hotel [The official visit having concluded, Amanullah was staying at the Grand Hotel], and he reached the Vatican at 12.30. The audience lasted 20 minutes. The King them met Cardinal Secretary of State Cardinal Gasparri for a few minutes, was escorted back to the hotel, then Gasparri made a return visit.<br \/>\nLater the King visited the Vatican Museum and galleries and St Peter&#8217;s Basilica incognito.<\/p>\n<p>[visited Naples, Rome, Venice and Milan]<\/p>\n<p>17 January 1928<br \/>\nLeft Milan for Turin and France<\/p>\n<h2>France<\/h2>\n<p>?? A photograph of King and Queen in Nice appears in <sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-6' id='fnref-1459-6' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>6<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Wednesday 25 January 1928<br \/>\nArrived in Paris from Nice. Welcomed by French President Gaston Doumergue at Bois de Boulogne station <sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-7' id='fnref-1459-7' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>7<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Thursday 26 January 1928<\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>3 February<br \/>\nLeft Le Creusot. Arrived Lyon 18:45<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-8' id='fnref-1459-8' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>8<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>4 February<br \/>\n15:00 Left Lyon<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-9' id='fnref-1459-9' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>9<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<h2>Switzerland<\/h2>\n<p>17 February 1928<br \/>\nTreaty of friendship with Switzerland.<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-10' id='fnref-1459-10' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>10<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<h2>Germany<\/h2>\n<p>Wednesday 22 February 1928.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color:#fff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#a7a7a7;font-size:11px;width:100%;max-width:594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding:0;margin:0;text-align:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/3299855\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow:hidden;position:relative;height:0;padding:71.717172% 0 0 0;width:100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/3299855?et=Or4Z2UNFSDNaaXwA2Pi4vg&#038;viewMoreLink=off&#038;sig=mHvj9zvOz1HhvSfTOLArdv2VrgydqhEtOYGBawJPtsc=&#038;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"426\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"display:inline-block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>11:15 Arrived from Switzerland by train at Berlin Lehrter station.<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-11' id='fnref-1459-11' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>11<\/a><\/sup><br \/>\nMet by President Hindenburg.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color:#fff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#a7a7a7;font-size:11px;width:100%;max-width:594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding:0;margin:0;text-align:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/158263237\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow:hidden;position:relative;height:0;padding:67.340067% 0 0 0;width:100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/158263237?et=hIGRZsHlSVNxN8A0KgT1mA&#038;viewMoreLink=off&#038;sig=6fd-LfoLQ7yNRjoS_LokOeNElEArud5K8OmXfVIeAwM=&#038;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"display:inline-block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>Ceremonial drive along Unter den Linen and through the Brandburg Gate to the Prinz-Albrecht-Palais.<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-12' id='fnref-1459-12' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>12<\/a><\/sup><br \/>\nMet Vice-Chancellor Hergt, who reportedly made controversial comments about Afghanistan and Germany, which were later denied.<\/p>\n<p>15:00 By car to the Reichspr\u00e4sidentenpalais for a meeting with Hindenburg.<\/p>\n<p>17:00 Meeting with the diplomatic corps.<br \/>\nBanquet.<br \/>\nTorchlight tattoo in Wilhelmstrasse outside the presidential palace.<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-13' id='fnref-1459-13' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>13<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Thursday 23 February 1928 <\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color:#fff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#a7a7a7;font-size:11px;width:100%;max-width:594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding:0;margin:0;text-align:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/558660023\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow:hidden;position:relative;height:0;padding:74.915825% 0 0 0;width:100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/558660023?et=VSd8L0nGRQJKSLsHqTaRHQ&#038;viewMoreLink=on&#038;sig=4FYquZNlWQNAomtMz3SiESVEJOgK1B65EQeJaE2PYGo=&#038;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"445\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"display:inline-block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>Morning visit to Templehof airport.<br \/>\nLunch with Paul L\u00f6be, President of the Reichstag.<br \/>\nLaid a wreath at the war memorial.<br \/>\nEvening dinner given by Vice-Chancellor Hergt, standing in for Chancellor Marx who was ill.<\/p>\n<p>Friday 24 February 1928<br \/>\nMorning. King and Queen attended a civic reception at the town hall, signing the Golden Book of the city and being presented with an album.<br \/>\nAfternoon. King visited a technical high school and received an honorary degree.<br \/>\nEvening gala performance at the opera house.<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-14' id='fnref-1459-14' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>14<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Saturday 25 February 1928<br \/>\nMilitary review at D\u00f6beritz parade ground, including a mock battle with hand-propelled fake tanks.<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-15' id='fnref-1459-15' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>15<\/a><\/sup> 27 Feb. 1928: 13. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 18 Mar. 2016.]<br \/>\nVisit to the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nauen_Transmitter_Station\">Nauen transmitting station<\/a>.<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-16' id='fnref-1459-16' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>16<\/a><\/sup><br \/>\nEvening: the King gave a dinner at the Afghan Legation for the President and government, ending the official events.<br \/>\nSunday 26 February<\/p>\n<p>Sunday 26 February 1928<br \/>\n?<\/p>\n<p>Monday 27 February<br \/>\nKing and Queen made an unofficial visit to Potsdam, visiting the Sanssouci Palace, Orangerie and New Palace. There was no town reception, at the King&#8217;s request.<\/p>\n<p>?Visted Siemens?<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday 28 February<br \/>\nAEG, Oberschoeneweide, Berlin.[]1 http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/news-photo\/weimar-republic-foreign-policy-state-visit-of-king-aman-news-photo\/545714551]<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday 29 February<br \/>\n?<\/p>\n<p>Thursday 1 March<br \/>\nLeft Berlin to visit to Junkers Flugzeugwerke, Dessau.<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-17' id='fnref-1459-17' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>17<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>==<br \/>\n(at some point in the trip the King visited Zeiss-Ikon in Dresden, and factories in Leipzig,<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-18' id='fnref-1459-18' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>18<\/a><\/sup><br \/>\nDuring the trip he developed ideas for industry in Afghanistan, including &#8220;small-gauge railways&#8221;.<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-19' id='fnref-1459-19' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>19<\/a><\/sup>  <\/p>\n<p>The Queen visited the Kuhnen fashion studio in March 1928 <sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-20' id='fnref-1459-20' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>20<\/a><\/sup><br \/>\n==<br \/>\nFriday 2 March<br \/>\nSaturday 3 March 1928<br \/>\nSunday 4 March 1928<br \/>\nMonday 5 March 1928<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday 6 March 1928<br \/>\nLeaves Berlin, after granting a German widow permission to leave Afghanistan with her Afghan-born children.<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-21' id='fnref-1459-21' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>21<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Visits Leipzig trade fair<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-22' id='fnref-1459-22' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>22<\/a><\/sup> and orders 25 knitting machines. <sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-23' id='fnref-1459-23' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>23<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Thursday 8 March 1928<br \/>\nVisited Krupp works and workmens&#8217;s dwellings in Essen <sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-24' id='fnref-1459-24' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>24<\/a><\/sup> At Krupp he was presented with a fast motor truck \u201cof the latest type&#8221;.<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-25' id='fnref-1459-25' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>25<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<h2>France<\/h2>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color:#fff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#a7a7a7;font-size:11px;width:100%;max-width:594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding:0;margin:0;text-align:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/3290472\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow:hidden;position:relative;height:0;padding:63.468013% 0 0 0;width:100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/3290472?et=OXD2Mfc6RbxvpDBSgkNnUg&#038;viewMoreLink=off&#038;sig=kJNCnvyh0Egtun1L21iAbkvzYqYo6Xb-2-XPkKrVdtY=&#038;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"377\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"display:inline-block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>Friday 9 March 1928<br \/>\nTravelled via Aachen to Paris.<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-26' id='fnref-1459-26' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>26<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Saturday 10 March<br \/>\nSunday 11 March<br \/>\nMonday 12 March<\/p>\n<h2>Britain<\/h2>\n<p>Tuesday 13 March 1928<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishpathe.com\/video\/our-royal-guests\/\">Film &#8220;Our Royal Guests&#8221;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>11:45 Departed Calais on the steamer <a href=\"http:\/\/www.doverferryphotosforums.co.uk\/ts-maid-of-orleans-i-past-and-present\/\"><i>Maid of Orleans<\/i><\/a>., which was met halfway across the Channel by four destroyers and five aircraft.<br \/>\n12:55 Arrived at Dover, and met by the Prince of Wales.<br \/>\n13.00 Came ashore.<br \/>\n13:15 Train from Dover Marine to London Victoria.<br \/>\n15.00 Arrived London Victoria, met by King George V and Queen Mary for a parade to Buckingham Palace, and thence to the Rubens Hotel where they were to stay until Thursday. They were to have stayed at the Afghan Legation, but the accommodation was insufficient<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-27' id='fnref-1459-27' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>27<\/a><\/sup><br \/>\n16.30 Left Buckingham Palace.<br \/>\n16.35 Visited Cenotaph.<br \/>\n16:45 Visited Westminster Abbey and the grave of the unknown warrior.<br \/>\n17:00 St James&#8217;s Palace for addresses from London County Council and the City of Westminster.<br \/>\n20:10 State banquet at Buckingham Palace.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday 14 March 1928<br \/>\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\" data-footer=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/12077764@N06\/8450578352\/\" title=\"king Amanullah Khan_westminster0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8364\/8450578352_862558a86e_n.jpg\" width=\"320\" height=\"251\" alt=\"king Amanullah Khan_westminster0\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n11.00 Received the diplomatic corps at Buckingham Palace.<br \/>\n12:35 Parade to the City and lunch at the Guildhall.<br \/>\nParade back to Buckingham Palace.<br \/>\n20:15 Dinner given by the Foreign Secretary.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday 15 March 1928<br \/>\nState visit concludes in the morning.<br \/>\nTransfer to Claridge&#8217;s hotel.<br \/>\n20.30 Gave a banquet for the British King &#038; Queen at the Afghan Legation.<\/p>\n<p>Friday 16 March 1928<br \/>\n14:30 Arrived Birmingham New Street by train, met by the Lord Mayor of Birmingham.<br \/>\nBy car to visit the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.birminghamgunmuseum.com\/BSA_Small_Heath_today.php\">Birmingham Small Arms factory<\/a>, Small Heath.<br \/>\n16:45 Departed New Street station for London.<br \/>\n21:00-23:00 Reception<\/p>\n<p>Saturday 17 March 1928<br \/>\n11.00 Arrived RAF Technical Training Centre Halton<br \/>\nLunch in the officer&#8217;s mess, by car via Tring and Watford to Hendon.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rafmuseum.org.uk\/about-us\/our-history\/Hendon-cradle-of-aviation.aspx\">RAF Hendon<\/a> private flying display.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday 18 March 1928<br \/>\nLunch at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hatfield-house.co.uk\/\">Hatfield House<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Monday 19 March 1928<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color:#fff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#a7a7a7;font-size:11px;width:100%;max-width:594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding:0;margin:0;text-align:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/575414965\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow:hidden;position:relative;height:0;padding:70.875421% 0 0 0;width:100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/575414965?et=D7nAqPMYQYdt4emkGUdYng&#038;viewMoreLink=off&#038;sig=EGUt9Ybeiolly8ZTqS7WtsDfwZIVMdQIGNJeQOw53Uo=&#038;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"421\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"display:inline-block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\">\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishpathe.com\/video\/afghan-kings-day-with-royal-navy\/\">Day with the Royal Navy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color:#fff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#a7a7a7;font-size:11px;width:100%;max-width:594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding:0;margin:0;text-align:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/3318630\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow:hidden;position:relative;height:0;padding:75.757576% 0 0 0;width:100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/3318630?et=IeJbae4BSnJxc_G7-oqfaA&#038;viewMoreLink=on&#038;sig=ymz6LFvpsRDnv0p7yJIvI2VBuxQUO3JSxfR9u8zxg-o=&#038;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"450\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"display:inline-block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>11:45 arrived in Portsmouth by car from London.<br \/>\nVisited <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hms-victory.com\/\">HMS <i>Victory<\/i><\/a>.<br \/>\nVisited battlecrusier <i>HMS Tiger<\/i>.<br \/>\nLunch at Admiralty House<br \/>\nKing travelled to Southampton on submarine <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/HMS_L22\">L22<\/a>, firing a torpedo on the way.<br \/>\nQueen travelled via Hunt-class minesweeper <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alresford.org\/displayed\/displayed_02-3.php\">HMS <i>Alresford<\/i><\/a> to Southampton.<br \/>\nVisited the White Star liner RMS <i>Majestic<\/i> (which was originally Hamburg American Line&#8217;s <i>Bismarck<\/i>).<br \/>\nStayed overnight in Bournemouth.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday 20 March 1928<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishpathe.com\/video\/astonishing-terrifying-and-unromantic\/\">Film: Astonishing terrifying and unromantic<\/a><br \/>\n09:50 Arrived at the Royal Tank Corps Centre in Lulworth by car.<br \/>\nWatched a demonstration of tank warfare, and King Amanullah was able to enter a tank and fire its gun. Saw the climbing abilities of a Mark V* tank.<br \/>\nBy car from Lulworth, escorted by two armoured cars, to visit the Dorchester Beam Station radio facility.<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-28' id='fnref-1459-28' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>28<\/a><\/sup><br \/>\nShortly before 16.00 arrived at Bulford Field, Amesbury, for a review of military equipment, described by The Times as a &#8220;tremendous array and unique, the first review without a horse on parade.&#8221;<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-29' id='fnref-1459-29' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>29<\/a><\/sup><br \/>\nTea with artillery officers at Bulford<br \/>\nReturned to Salisbury soon after 18.15, being met by the Mayor and Corporation and joining a special train.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday 21 March 1928<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.andrewgrantham.co.uk\/afghanistan\/railways\/king-amanullah-at-croydon-airport\/\">Visited Croydon airport<\/a> and the <a href=\" https:\/\/www.andrewgrantham.co.uk\/afghanistan\/railways\/king-amanullah-at-swindon-railway-works\/\">Great Western Railway works at Swindon<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Queen was &#8220;feeling the strain&#8221; and remained at Claridge&#8217;s<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-30' id='fnref-1459-30' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>30<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Thursday 22 March 1928<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color:#fff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#a7a7a7;font-size:11px;width:100%;max-width:594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding:0;margin:0;text-align:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/3318632\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow:hidden;position:relative;height:0;padding:75.084175% 0 0 0;width:100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/3318632?et=qlojpIvPQnV2OtQLWpEa2Q&#038;viewMoreLink=off&#038;sig=VLJKq5thwMorgNmpDqcQZiejUiDcbF07o8Uz1eDbNQQ=&#038;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"446\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"display:inline-block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>09:00 the King embarked on <i>Marchoness<\/i> at Westminster Pier and travelled to London Bridge, where he transferred to the new Port of London Authority steam yacht St Katherine. He passed through the docks, where ships were dressed in his honour and the dockside decorated with flags.<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-31' id='fnref-1459-31' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>31<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color:#fff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#a7a7a7;font-size:11px;width:100%;max-width:594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding:0;margin:0;text-align:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/3317386\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow:hidden;position:relative;height:0;padding:76.094276% 0 0 0;width:100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/3317386?et=tSFfGQtMQdBRXCvXbiKZIg&#038;viewMoreLink=off&#038;sig=Kor3LLyrx29IKHX2XKjeOSJym49rk_Ht4FBI752Cvy8=&#038;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"452\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"display:inline-block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>The King went ashore on the south bank, travelling by car to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rmg.co.uk\/royal-observatory\">Royal Observatory at Greenwich<\/a> where he met the Astronomer Royal Sir Frank Dyson. The King was &#8220;a little incredulous of the possibility of seeing stars in daylight&#8221;, and cloud prevented this. After seeing the one o&#8217;clock time signal he went by car to Woolwich Royal Artillery Depot and Woolwich Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishpathe.com\/video\/what-wonders-will-you-show-me-next\/\">Film: &#8220;What wonders will you show me next&#8221;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Later he visited the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rgs.org\">Royal Geographical Society<\/a> in Kensington Gore, where he was presented with a diploma of honorary membership.<\/p>\n<p>The Queen went shopping on Oxford Street, spending three hours at Waring &#038; Gillow where she bought English china and glass, silver, electric fittings and a &#8220;very fine specimen&#8221; of Axminster carpet.<\/p>\n<p>Friday 23 March 1928<br \/>\nThe King and Queen arrived in Oxford by road and were received at the gate of All Souls by the Vice-Chancellor and High Steward of the University of Oxford and the two MPs. The King put on the crimson Doctor of Civil Law robes and moved in a procession to the Sheldonian Theatre, arriving shortly after 12:00 to be admitted to the degree. The diploma was in Latin, but the King and Queen were handed Persian translations.<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-32' id='fnref-1459-32' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>32<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>The King and Queen then visited the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk\">Bodleian Library<\/a>, where they saw the Persian books and &#8220;there were a few Afghan books for the King to see, and he was very interested in them.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Lunch was served at Wadham Hall. In the afternoon they visited Exeter College (where the Queen&#8217;s brother was an undergraduate at the time), Christ Church and Magdalen. After a final visit to All Souls, they returned to London by car.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday 24 March 1928<br \/>\nThe King visited the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.army.mod.uk\/training_education\/24475.aspx\">Royal Military College<\/a>, Sandhurst, by car.<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-33' id='fnref-1459-33' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>33<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Sunday 25 March 1928<br \/>\n?<\/p>\n<p>Monday 26 March 1928<br \/>\nMore shopping for the palace <sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-34' id='fnref-1459-34' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>34<\/a><\/sup><br \/>\nThe Queen attended the Coliseum <sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-35' id='fnref-1459-35' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>35<\/a><\/sup> however the King was unable to attend because of &#8220;an accumulation of State business&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday 27 March 1928<br \/>\n00:30 Special night train from London St Pancras to Derby, waiting at Trent to arrive in Derby at 08.00.<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-36' id='fnref-1459-36' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>36<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Visit to the Rolls-Royce Motor Works, &#8220;seeing everything from pleasure cars to a khaki-painted armoured car.&#8221;<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-37' id='fnref-1459-37' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>37<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Sheffield: Visted Town Hall; on leaving gave an autograph-hunting disabled artilleryman \u00a3100.<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-38' id='fnref-1459-38' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>38<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gracesguide.co.uk\/A._Harper,_Sons_and_Bean\">Bean Motor<\/a> car at <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hadfields_Limited\">Hadfields Co. Ltd<\/a>&#8216;s East Hecla Works. Saw a demonstation of bullet-proof armour for soldiers, which the Queen fired a gun at.<br \/>\nVickers Amstrong, Sheffield, and saw a 35 ton ingot rolled into armour plate.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mappinandwebb.com\/i\/our-history\">Mappin &#038; Webb<\/a> to see Sheffield plate being made.<\/p>\n<p>Train to Manchester Central station, arrived just after 21:00, stayed at the Midand Hotel.<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday 28 March 1928<br \/>\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\" data-footer=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/manchesterarchiveplus\/5936762315\/\" title=\"Visit of King Amanullah of Afghanistan to Bradford Colliery, Manchester, 1928\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm7.staticflickr.com\/6144\/5936762315_2b2c798863_n.jpg\" width=\"187\" height=\"320\" alt=\"Visit of King Amanullah of Afghanistan to Bradford Colliery, Manchester, 1928\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>09.30 The King left the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.qhotels.co.uk\/our-locations\/the-midland-manchester\/\">Midland Hotel<\/a>; the Queen was too tired for the morning visits.<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-39' id='fnref-1459-39' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>39<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Amanullah drove to Trafford Park to visit Metropolitan Vickers, where &#8220;a spectacular display of high voltage discharges was arranged&#8221;. He then travelled on the Manchester Ship Canal Co&#8217;s steam launch <i>Flying Breeze<\/i> around the docks and down the canal to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.penninewaterways.co.uk\/bridgewater\/bartonaqueduct.htm\">Barton swing aqueduct<\/a> , which was swung as a demonstration.<\/p>\n<p>Queen Surayya preceded the King to the Town Hall just before 13:00, and the King and Queen had lunch with the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress and met around 100 people, including representatives of the city&#8217;s civic and commercial life.<\/p>\n<p>The King and Queen then visited two cotton mills. At William Holland Ltd&#8217;s Victoria Mills they saw a doubling mill erected in 1924, then went to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gracesguide.co.uk\/Tootal_Broadhurst_Lee_Co\">Tootal Broadhurst Lee Co<\/a>&#8216;s mill to see weaving.<\/p>\n<p>Queen Surayya then returned to the Town Hall with the Lady Mayoress, while King Amanullah went to the Bradford Colliery Co&#8217;s Bradford pit, where, after sending an advance party down and speaking to them on their return, he and 10 of the party went 50 yards below ground. The King returned with a piece of coal he had hewn himself.<\/p>\n<p>In the evening the city hosted a civic reception for 300 guests at the Town Hall, and the King and Queen stayed overnight at the Midland Hotel.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday 29 March 1928<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishpathe.com\/video\/king-amanullah-at-liverpool\/\">Film: King Amanullah At Liverpool<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color:#fff;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:#a7a7a7;font-size:11px;width:100%;max-width:594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding:0;margin:0;text-align:left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/3425528\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow:hidden;position:relative;height:0;padding:77.272727% 0 0 0;width:100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/3425528?et=7m62rxqxTYZ4SBZE5gnsjA&#038;viewMoreLink=off&#038;sig=hddoL4ckwoJfdlIjmg29TmyXpISoY1tiQMurBVmWAqE=&#038;caption=true\" width=\"594\" height=\"459\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"display:inline-block;position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;margin:0;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0;\">\n<\/div>\n<p>Left for Port Sunlight, where the King and Queen met Lord Leverhulme and D Darcy Cooper, Governor and Chairman of Lever Brothers. After a tour of the works, lunch was served in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk\/ladylever\/\">Lady Lever Art Gallery<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The King and Queen made a &#8216;picturesque&#8217; entry to Liverpool by water, travelling in a car from Woodside Ferry in Birkenhead on &#8216;large corporation luggage ferry steamer&#8217; <i>Bebington<\/i><sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-40' id='fnref-1459-40' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>40<\/a><\/sup>, escorted by a flotilla of ferries. They were met by the Lord Mayor, and travelled in the Liverpool state coach to St George&#8217;s Hall for a formal welcome. This was followed by a procession to tea at the Town Hall. Afterwards they were met by the Chairman of the Dock Board at Prince&#8217;s Parade, and boarded the Cunard liner <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/RMS_Scythia\"><i>Scythia<\/i><\/a> which was moored at the landing stage for use as the royal party&#8217;s floating hotel.<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-41' id='fnref-1459-41' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>41<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Friday 30 March 1928<br \/>\n10:30 Arrived at the Liverpool Cotton Exchange, and watched activities there. The King was presented with a gold fountain pen, and signed the visitor&#8217;s book. A planned visit to Gladstone Dock was curtailed owning to heavy rain, with the King and Queen being driven though the shed at branch dock No.1 in their car rather than walking. <sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-42' id='fnref-1459-42' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>42<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>12:45 Arrived at Aintree by car, where they joined Lord Sefton in his private stand to watch the <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fN0CxjXqPuE\">1928 Grand National<\/a> (won by Tipperary Tim, at odds of 100\/1).<\/p>\n<p>16:15 Left Fazakerley station on a special train to London.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday 31 March 1928<br \/>\nKing watches the Oxford v Cambridge Boat Race from Barnes Bridge (Cambridge won by 10 lengths), then at 15:00 the England v Scotland association football match at Wembley with the Duke of York (England 1, Scotland 5).<\/p>\n<p>Sunday 1 April 1928<br \/>\nThe King had expressed a desire to learn about the Boy Scout movement, and so a rally was arranged by Chief Scout Sir Robert Baden-Powell at the London Scottish Drill Hall during the afternoon, with almost 2000 scouts attending.<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-43' id='fnref-1459-43' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>43<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Monday 2 April 1928<br \/>\n?<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday 3 April 1928<br \/>\nQueen Soraya at Queen Charlotte&#8217;s Maternity Hospital.<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-44' id='fnref-1459-44' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>44<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>King Amanullah travelled from London Waterloo to Portland in a special train comprising Pullman cars hauled by Southern Railway <a href=\"http:\/\/www.watercressline.co.uk\/article.php\/29\/850-sr-lord-nelson-class-lord-nelson\">steam locomotive number 850 <i>Lord Nelson<\/i><\/a>. Because this locomotive was unable to travel on the Portland branch, two immaculately polished Class 02 locomotives hauled the train from Weymouth to Portland where a special platform had been built near the Camber jetty for King Amanullah to disembark.<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-45' id='fnref-1459-45' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>45<\/a><\/sup> The platform was dismantled after the visit.<\/p>\n<p>After inspecting a guard of honour, the King was taken to on the Admiral&#8217;s barge to the flagship HMS Nelson. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishpathe.com\/video\/afghans-king-sees-britains-might\/\">Film: Afghan&#8217;s King Sees Britain&#8217;s Might<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The King sailed on HMS Nelson<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-46' id='fnref-1459-46' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>46<\/a><\/sup> to a watch a display by ships of the Atlantic fleet.<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-47' id='fnref-1459-47' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>47<\/a><\/sup> <sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-48' id='fnref-1459-48' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>48<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>This included four R Class destroyers, HMS Thruster, HMS Salmon, HMS Torrid and HMS Rowena dropping depth charges in an anti-submarine exercise. HMS Rodney, destroyer HMS Witch, a Shakespeare Class destroyer, a C Class cruiser and aircraft carrier HMS Furious were also present.<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-49' id='fnref-1459-49' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>49<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Event ended at Spithead.<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-50' id='fnref-1459-50' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>50<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Wednesday 4 April 1928<br \/>\n?<\/p>\n<p>Thursday 5 April 1928<br \/>\nArrived at the departure platform at London Victoria just before 11:30. The royal waiting rooms had been carpeted and decorated. By train to Dover, then the party left Britain on <i>Maid of Orleans<\/i> as the guns at Dover Castle fired a royal salute.<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-51' id='fnref-1459-51' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>51<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<h2>France<\/h2>\n<p>Friday 6 April 1928<br \/>\n[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<h2>Germany<\/h2>\n<p>Sunday April 22 1928<br \/>\nThe Times carried a report from Berlin dated 22 April 1928 saying the King had &#8220;practically recovered&#8221; from the effects of a recent operation for tonsillitis. He had endowed his room in the nursing home for the free use of patients approved by the directors and the Afghan Legation for 10 years.<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-52' id='fnref-1459-52' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>52<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Monday 23 April 1928<br \/>\nVisited Templehof airfield to the see the Junkers G.24 aircraft which the German government had given him. He flew over Berlin and Potsdam accompanied by the Queen who was on her first flight.<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-53' id='fnref-1459-53' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>53<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>Friday 27 April<\/p>\n<p>Left Berlin for Warsaw.<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-54' id='fnref-1459-54' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>54<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<h2>Poland<\/h2>\n<p>[&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday 1 May 1928<br \/>\nThe President of Poland accompanied Amanullah to the offices of the army inspectorate where &#8220;in view of the King&#8217;s repeated requests&#8221; the King had a three-quarters of an hour meeting with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/J\u00f3zef_Pilsudski\">Marshal Pilsudski<\/a>. <sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-55' id='fnref-1459-55' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>55<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<h2>Soviet Union<\/h2>\n<p>Wednesday 2 May 1928<br \/>\nLeft Warsaw for Moscow in the morning, and were due to enter Soviet Russia at 20.00. <a href=\"\/afghanistan\/king-amanullah-crossing-the-polish-soviet-border\/\">Changed to a Soviet train at Stolpce (now Stowbtsy in Belarus), where the wooden arch spanning the tracks a yard inside the border had been specially decorated<\/a>.<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-56' id='fnref-1459-56' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>56<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>The Times correspondent in Riga reported that the Soviet press were running articles suggesting that Britain was a threat to Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday 3 May 1928<br \/>\nArrived Moscow in the morning on a special train from the frontier. There were speeches, guards of honour and anthems at Negoreloye and Minsk.<br \/>\nTravelled to a villa belonging to the Commissariat of Foreign Affairs, where they were to stay.<\/p>\n<p>The King then visited Kalinin and others, Lenin&#8217;s mausoleum and official reception given by Kalinin.<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-57' id='fnref-1459-57' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>57<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Thursday 10 May 1928<br \/>\nArrived in Leningrad. From the station the King went by car to the Winter Palace where a military parade was held in the square. Later the King visited the Hermitage Museum. <sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-58' id='fnref-1459-58' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>58<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>15 May 1928<br \/>\nKing and Queen arrived in Sevastapol. <sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-59' id='fnref-1459-59' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>59<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>??<br \/>\nSailed from Sevastapol on the Turkish steamer <i>Izmir<\/i> <\/p>\n<p>Saturday 19 May 1928<br \/>\nArrived in Constantinople during the afternoon, escorted by two destroyers.<br \/>\nThe King and Queen proceeded to Haidar Pasha where they landed in <i>Soyodlu<\/i>, the former imperial yacht. Outside the station the King inspected a guard of honour and 50 young Afghan officers who were being trained at the Turkish Military Academy at Harbieh. The party then travelled by train to Angora (Ankara).<sup class='footnote'><a href='#fn-1459-60' id='fnref-1459-60' onclick='return fdfootnote_show(1459)'>60<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Sunday 20 May 1928<br \/>\n11:30 arrived Ankara, met by Atat\u00fcrk and ministers.<br \/>\nEvening banquet.<\/p>\n<p>Monday 21 May 1928<br \/>\nRaces<\/p>\n<p>Five days in Ankara, then back to Constantipole.<\/p>\n<h2>Persia<\/h2>\n<h2>Afghanistan<\/h2>\n<p>1 July 1928 Arrives back in Kabul.<\/p>\n<h3>References<\/h3>\n<div class='footnotes' id='footnotes-1459'>\n<div class='footnotedivider'><\/div>\n<ol>\n<li id='fn-1459-1'> Roaring Twenties: A compelling account of the King and Queen of Afghanistan\u2019s state visit to Britain, Russell Harris, Majesty magazine, March 2008, discusses non-railway aspects of the UK visit <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-1'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-2'> Couplings to the Khyber, PSA Berridge, 1968 <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-2'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-3'> &#8220;From Bombay With King Amanullah.&#8221; Times London, England, 6 Jan. 1928: 15. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 8 Mar. 2016. <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-3'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-4'> &#8220;News in Brief.&#8221; Times, London, England, 3 Jan. 1928: 11. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 8 Mar. 2016. <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-4'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-5'>&#8220;King Amanullah In Rome.&#8221; Times London, England, 13 Jan. 1928: 11. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 8 Mar. 2016. <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-5'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-6'> &#8220;Boat Race Practice At Cambridge. Funeral Of Sir John De Robeck.&#8221; Times London, England, 25 Jan. 1928: 18. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 8 Mar. 2016. <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-6'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-7'> &#8220;&#8216;Flying Horses&#8217;: Clearing The Last Hurdle At Newbury.&#8221; Times London, England, 26 Jan. 1928: 16. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 8 Mar. 2016. <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-7'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-8'> KING AMANULLAH AT LYONS. (1928, Feb 04). The Manchester Guardian (1901-1959) Retrieved from http:\/\/search.proquest.com\/docview\/477505800?accountid=17321 <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-8'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-9'> KING AMANULLAH AT LYONS. (1928, Feb 04). The Manchester Guardian (1901-1959) Retrieved from http:\/\/search.proquest.com\/docview\/477505800?accountid=17321 <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-9'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-10'> http:\/\/www.phototheca-afghanica.ch\/index.php?id=35&#038;no_cache=1&#038;tx_browser_pi1%5BshowUid%5D=312&#038;cHash=e37cfceb7b <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-10'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-11'> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afghanistan-analysts.org\/afghan-encounters-in-europe-or-how-my-grandma-saw-king-amanullah-part-3\/\">Afghan Encounters in Europe or: How My Grandma Saw King Amanullah \u2013 Part 3<\/a>, Thomas Ruttig, 30 August 2010 <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-11'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-12'> http:\/\/zefys.staatsbibliothek-berlin.de\/en\/kalender\/auswahl\/date\/1928-02-22\/2436020X\/?no_cache=1 <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-12'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-13'> &#8220;The Afghan King In Berlin.&#8221; Times London, England, 23 Feb. 1928: 13. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 7 Mar. 2016. <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-13'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-14'> Our, O. C. (1928, Feb 26). GERMANY AND THE AMEER. The Observer (1901- 2003) Retrieved from http:\/\/search.proquest.com\/docview\/480954754?accountid=17321 <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-14'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-15'> &#8220;Afghan King In Berlin.&#8221; Times [London, England <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-15'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-16'> Our, O. C. (1928, Feb 26). GERMANY AND THE AMEER. The Observer (1901- 2003) Retrieved from http:\/\/search.proquest.com\/docview\/480954754?accountid=17321 <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-16'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-17'> http:\/\/www.dessau-buch.de\/kalenderblaetter\/ <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-17'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-18'> &#8220;King Amanullah&#8217;s Tour.&#8221; Times London, England, 10 Mar. 1928: 11. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 7 Mar. 2016. <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-18'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-19'> &#8220;King Amanullah&#8217;s Tour.&#8221; Times London, England, 10 Mar. 1928: 11. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 7 Mar. 2016. <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-19'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-20'> http:\/\/www.gettyimages.co.uk\/detail\/news-photo\/weimar-republic-foreign-policy-state-visit-of-king-aman-news-photo\/545951435 <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-20'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-21'> CHILDREN DETAINED IN AFGHANISTAN. (1928, Mar 08). The Manchester Guardian (1901-1959) Retrieved from http:\/\/search.proquest.com\/docview\/477528708?accountid=17321 <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-21'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-22'> KING AMANULLAH AT LEIPZIG FAIR. (1928, Mar 07). The Manchester Guardian (1901-1959) Retrieved from http:\/\/search.proquest.com\/docview\/477574123?accountid=17321 Wednesday 7 March 1928 <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-22'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-23'> Our, O. C. (1928, Mar 11). THE AMEER AND THE KNITTING GIRL. The Observer (1901- 2003) Retrieved from http:\/\/search.proquest.com\/docview\/481138113?accountid=17321 <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-23'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-24'> &#8220;News in Brief.&#8221; Times London, England, 9 Mar. 1928: 13. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 8 Mar. 2016. <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-24'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-25'> &#8220;King Amanullah&#8217;s Tour.&#8221; Times London, England, 10 Mar. 1928: 11. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 8 Mar. 2016. <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-25'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-26'> &#8220;King Amanullah&#8217;s Tour.&#8221; Times London, England, 10 Mar. 1928: 11. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 8 Mar. 2016. <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-26'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-27'> &#8220;The King And Queen Of Afghanistan.&#8221; Times London, England, 12 Jan. 1928: 14. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 8 Mar. 2016. <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-27'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-28'> &#8220;Inspection Of Beam Station.&#8221; Times London, England, 21 Mar. 1928: 13. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 8 Mar. 2016. <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-28'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-29'> &#8220;Armoured Force Display.&#8221; Times London, England, 21 Mar. 1928: 13. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 8 Mar. 2016. <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-29'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-30'>&#8220;News in Brief.&#8221; Times London, England, 22 Mar. 1928: 16. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 8 Mar. 2016. <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-30'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-31'> &#8220;King Amanullah At The Docks.&#8221; Times London, England, 23 Mar. 1928: 11. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 8 Mar. 2016. <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-31'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-32'> &#8220;Afghan King At Oxford.&#8221; Times London, England, 24 Mar. 1928: 14. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 9 Mar. 2016. <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-32'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-33'> &#8220;Afghan King At Sandhurst.&#8221; Times London, England, 26 Mar. 1928: 9. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 8 Mar. 2016. <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-33'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-34'>&#8220;Afghan King&#8217;s Gift To London Poor.&#8221; Times London, England, 27 Mar. 1928: 16. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 8 Mar. 2016. <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-34'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-35'> &#8220;Afghan King At Sandhurst.&#8221; Times London, England, 26 Mar. 1928: 9. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 8 Mar. 2016. <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-35'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-36'> AFGHAN ROYAL VISITORS. (1928, Mar 27). The Manchester Guardian (1901-1959) Retrieved from http:\/\/search.proquest.com\/docview\/477534571?accountid=17321 <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-36'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-37'> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.phototheca-afghanica.ch\/index.php?id=60&#038;L=3&#038;tx_browser_pi1%5BshowUid%5D=696&#038;cHash=c536afcf4a\">The Illustrated London News, Vol.: 172, date: April 7, 1928, page: 592<\/a> <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-37'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-38'> Correspondent, O. (1928, Mar 28). KING GIVES \u00a3100 TO AN EX-SOLDIER. The Manchester Guardian (1901-1959) Retrieved from http:\/\/search.proquest.com\/docview\/477514459?accountid=17321 <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-38'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-39'> &#8220;Afghan King At Manchester.&#8221; Times London, England, 29 Mar. 1928: 21. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 9 Mar. 2016. <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-39'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-40'> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishpathe.com\/video\/king-amanullah-at-liverpool\/\">King Amanullah At Liverpool<\/a>, Pathe <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-40'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-41'> &#8220;King Amanullah At Liverpool.&#8221; Times London, England, 30 Mar. 1928: 13. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 9 Mar. 2016. <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-41'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-42'> &#8220;Afghan King At Liverpool.&#8221; Times London, England, 31 Mar. 1928: 16. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 9 Mar. 2016. <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-42'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-43'> &#8220;Afghan King And Boy Scouts.&#8221; Times London, England, 2 Apr. 1928: 16. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 9 Mar. 2016. <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-43'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-44'> http:\/\/www.phototheca-afghanica.ch\/index.php?id=35&#038;no_cache=1&#038;L=3&#038;tx_browser_pi1%5BshowUid%5D=703&#038;cHash=ae5aa38d535e536b1770d80dd827f773 <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-44'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-45'> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.disused-stations.org.uk\/p\/portland_dockyard\/\">Station Name: Portland Dockyard<\/a>, Disused stations, Nick Catford <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-45'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-46'> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.britishpathe.com\/video\/afghans-king-sees-britains-might\/\">Film: Afghan&#8217;s King Sees Britain&#8217;s Might<\/a> <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-46'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-47'> &#8220;With The Navy: The Atlantic Fleet Homeward Bound.&#8221; Times London, England, 3 Apr. 1928: 20. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 9 Mar. 2016. <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-47'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-48'> &#8220;The Fourth Centenary Of Albrecht Durer.&#8221; Times London, England, 5 Apr. 1928: 16. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 9 Mar. 2016. <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-48'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-49'> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iwm.org.uk\/collections\/item\/object\/1060023283\">Unfinished film of the visit of King Amanullah and Queen Surayya of Afghanistan to Britain, 13th March-3rd April 1928.<\/a> <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-49'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-50'> Our, S. C. (1928, Apr 04). AFGHAN KING IN A NAVAL &#8220;BATTLE&#8221;. The Manchester Guardian (1901-1959) Retrieved from http:\/\/search.proquest.com\/docview\/477550561?accountid=17321 <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-50'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-51'> &#8220;Afghan Royal Visitors.&#8221; Times London, England, 7 Apr. 1928: 12. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 9 Mar. 2016. <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-51'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-52'> &#8220;News in Brief.&#8221; Times London, England, 23 Apr. 1928: 13. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 9 Mar. 2016. <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-52'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-53'> &#8220;King Amanullah&#8217;s New Aeroplane.&#8221; Times London, England, 25 Apr. 1928: 15. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 9 Mar. 2016. <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-53'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-54'> KING AMANULLAH&#8217;S VISIT TO RUSSIA. (1928, Apr 23). The Manchester Guardian (1901-1959) Retrieved from http:\/\/search.proquest.com\/docview\/477591601?accountid=17321 <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-54'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-55'> &#8220;King Amanullah Leaves For Moscow.&#8221; Times London, England, 3 May 1928: 16. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 9 Mar. 2016. <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-55'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-56'> &#8220;King Amanullah Leaves For Moscow.&#8221; Times London, England, 3 May 1928: 16. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 9 Mar. 2016. <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-56'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-57'> &#8220;Afghan Royal Visit To Russia.&#8221; Times London, England, 4 May 1928: 16. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 9 Mar. 2016. <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-57'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-58'> &#8220;News in Brief.&#8221; Times London, England, 11 May 1928: 15. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 9 Mar. 2016. <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-58'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-59'>&#8220;News in Brief.&#8221; Times London, England, 16 May 1928: 15. The Times Digital Archive. Web. 9 Mar. 2016. <span class='footnotereverse'><a href='#fnref-1459-59'>&#8617;<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li id='fn-1459-60'> &#8220;The Afghan King In Turkey.&#8221; Times London, England, 21 May 1928: 11. The Times Digital Archive. 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