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Mathilde Grandjean

FOUND: King hugs second world war veteran 105 at windsor remembrance reception - What They Never Told You

The King greeting Yavar Abbas at the reception for veterans at Windsor Castle (Andrew Matthews/PA) - (PA Wire)

The King and a 105-year-old Second World War veteran have shared a hug during a remembrance reception at Windsor Castle.

Yavar Abbas, who served as a combat cameraman in the British Army during the six-year-conflict, had already met Charles and the Queen at a service of remembrance in Staffordshire earlier this year.

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