Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]John Hudson wrote: > >John Hudson wrote: > >> > >> >Marc, > >> >I found a nice little book yesterday which was a colour photo book of > the succesful '53 expedition, each double page featured a colour photo with > >> >accompanying text. There were at least 4-5 Leica pictures taken by Hunt > >> >Jem > >> Would that have been Hillary perchance? > >> jh > >NO Hillary jokes this is serious!! and that's MALLORY not MONICA. > >Mark Rabiner > > I had been under the impression that New Zealander, Edmund Hillary was > awarded a Knighthood for reaching the summit of Mount Everest and that the > announcement of Hillary's achievement was announced on the day of the > Queen's coronation. > > Someone can correct me if my memory is wrong. > > jh The phrase or title "Queen Hillary" is often used in the these colonies. I wonder if there is a tie in? Mark Rabiner