The first connection – albeit indirectly – came in February 1944, when the then-Princess Elizabeth accompanied her parents King George VI and Queen Elizabeth to Wembley to watch the wartime international between England and Scotland, and looked on from the Royal Box as the King was presented to the Scotland team by their captain, Matt Busby.
King George VI was back at Wembley four years later to present the 1948 FA Cup when Busby was by now the Manchester United manager, the Scot looking on with pride as the King presented the trophy to the winning United captain Johnny Carey following our victory over Blackpool at Wembley Stadium.