After the Bismark's sinking, the crew of HMS Dorsetshire were invited to tea with King George V1, Queen Elizabeth and the two princesses, Elizabeth and Margaret, at Windsor Castle. The King shook their hands, his grip feeling like velvet according to Vernon.
The tea was laid out on a patio on the edge of the great lawns of the castle and Vernon said he found the family  very down to earth, the Queen showing a motherly concern for her young guests, making the sailors feel at home. When the Queen asked Veron how he came to be in the Navy, Vernon told her he was from Cape Town and had lived beside the sea all his life.
The two princesses, in blue uniforms, were in gracious attendance - at least one of the princesses was. Margaret was a real terror and in the end, her father told her, 'Leave my ears alone and stop tormenting me.'
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www.sullatoberdalton.com/booksknows. Maybe Vernon may have made such a big impression on the Royal Family that they couldn't resist visiting his home country themselves.