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His beard was long and his clothes were ragged when a Sherpa handed him a piece of mail addressed to “Sir Edmund Hillary, K.B.E.”

But he “may forthwith put ‘K.B.E.’ after his name if he wishes,” the announcement said, signifying his status as a knight of the British Empire.

Three remarkable Africans who symbolize to their peoples independence promised or prospective: Alhaji Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, K.B.E.,

A Sherpa came along with letters, and there was one . . . addressed to 'Sir Edmund Hillary, K.B.E.'

The Express' choice: suave expatriate Cinemactor Douglas Fairbanks Jr., K.B.E., "a good mixer, a tireless getter-about and smoother-out of trouble."