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    How I ‘shot’ the King of Sweden – By L.B. Senaratne It was those days when there were no Media Secretaries, Ministry photographers nor anyone connected with the Departments or otherwise to work with VVIP’s on their travels. It was left to the journalists working in the provinces to be on a 24-hour vigil to give the news to the public. It so happened that on a day in 1966, I was out of bed reading a book which I normally do, even today, when the telephone rang around six in the morning. – the only telephone in my village at that time.  It has served people even at the dead of night. It was Colonel Allon Nugawela. Col: Nugawela on the other side of the line said “ The H.E. wants to speak to you. “  It was His Excellency William Gopallawa. He inquired whether I had ...