Perhaps the most famous personality to serve aboard the vessel was the Duke of Kent, fourth son of the late King George V. and brother of the present King. As Prince George Me was a' familiar figure in British circles in Hankow where. he was known and respected for his democratic principles and for the fact that he asked no favours, sharing the same life as all other officers and men on the Yangtze station and aboard the Bee, Possessing a great a reputation in Yangtze circles as H.MS. Robin on the Pearl River, H.M.S. Bee was a familiar sight to all British and other residents up and down the Yangtze d in the port of Shanghai itself. As she finishes a long term of faithful service the words "Well done" must be written boldly over her records.
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