Another link with the history of Professional Wrestling with his visits to the Royal Albert Hall has died
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Share your memories of British wrestling 1930 - 1988
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None of this is important of course. He can be added if it makes anyone or everyone happy. Being brought up in a good socialist household I was taught to respect the Royal family. I still insist on watching the Queen, much to the amusement of the fancier and more upmarket Mrs Hack. My problem with this is what about Bessie Braddock, Max Bygraves and other famous folk that went to the wrestling? I also have the feeling the good old Duke turned up because he was receiving a cheque for his charities on those occasions. A nifty bit of foootwork by Dale Martin getting him to come along. Let's face it. It would have taken a cheque to get me to go to a Dale Martin show.