Association With George V
In 1890, Godfrey-Faussett acted as unofficial aide-de-camp to the then Prince George of Wales, at the time still on active service with the Navy, during a visit to Canada. His naval career continued, briefly serving as an instructor on HMS Britannia, and including a posting to HMS Osborne, the royal yacht, from 1896 until 1897. He was promoted commander on 13 July 1899, but was soon after to be attached to Prince George's entourage again.
Godfrey-Faussett again served as aide-de-camp to the prince, now the Duke of York, during his tour of the British Empire from 1900–1901. Upon George's accession as Prince of Wales in 1901, Godfrey-Faussett was made his Equerry-in-Ordinary, and would accompany the Prince and Princess on their visit to India from 1905–1906. In the latter year, he was promoted captain, made an MVO on 11 March 1906, and retired from active service on 31 October 1906 to attend the Prince.
In 1907, he married Eugénie Fanny Eveline Dudley Ward, by whom he would have two sons: George Bryan (b. 1909) and David Frederick (b. 1913). Prince George and his wife were the godparents of the former, and their son Edward, then Prince of Wales, was the godfather of the latter, indicating Godfrey-Faussett's intimacy with the royal family. On 11 August 1908, he was made a CMG. Upon George's accession as George V, Godfrey-Faussett was made an Equerry-in-Ordinary to the King, travelled to India with the royal pair for their Delhi Durbar. On 19 June 1911, he was promoted a CVO.
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