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Edward VIII - Left Lisbon

Time: Thursday Aug 1, 1940

Place: Lisbon, Portugal

Details: The Duke and Duchess left Lisbon on 1 August aboard the American Export Lines steamship Excalibur, which was specially diverted from its usual direct course to New York City so that they could be dropped off at Bermuda on the 9th.

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