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Egyptian and British Diplomats, 1936. 'In Egypt, a king had died after teeth extraction, his 16-year-old son hurried back from Britain to take the throne - Farouk. In London, his ministers sought closer ties with Britain through the British Foreign Secretary. The black clouds of Ethiopia and sanctions were to be good training for Anthony Eden for greater crises to come'. From "Time To Remember - The Time Of The Three Kings", 1936 ( Reel 2); documentary about events of the year of the abdication crisis.