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"because early in life the occupant of the throne, then heir apparent, the other members of the upper ten and other high personages simply following in the footsteps of the head of the state," (U16.1198)



In 1862 Albert, the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII), visited the Holy Land and had a Jerusalem Cross tattooed on his arm. In 1882, his sons the Duke of Clarence and the Duke of York (later King George V) visited Japan and both had dragons tattooed on their arms.