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A photo depicting King Edward VIII surfing in Hawaii is understood to the earliest known image of a British surfer. The grainy shot was taken in 1920 and was obtained from a descendant of Duke Kahanamoku, who gave the future king board-riding lessons off Waikiki beach.

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