19 June 1911, he was promoted a CVO. First World War and after During the First World War, Godfrey-Faussett returned to active service aboard HMS Thistle in 1914, and served as naval aide-de-camp to the King from 1915 until 1918, as well as a brief stint in the Paravane Department in 1917. This period brought him into contact with Admiral Beatty, made C-in-C in 1916 after the Battle of Jutland. Unfortunately, Beatty's marriage was failing disastrously at the time, and the result was to be a decade-long love affair between Beatty and Eugénie. After the war, in 1919, Godfrey-Faussett was promoted KCVO. Godfrey-Faussett continued to serve as Equerry-in-Ordinary to King George until the monarch's death in 1936, receiving a promotion on 1 January 1932 to GCVO. During the reign of Edward VIII, he left his post as Equerry-in-Ordinary to become an Extra Equerry, on 21 July 1936. He remained an Extra Equerry to Edward VIII and George VI until his death in 1945. He was survived by his elder son George; his younger son, David, one of the Swordfish pilots who attacked the Bismarck, was killed in 1942 when he flew into the sea during a night flight. References External links The Papers of Sir Bryan Godfrey-Faussett held at Churchill Archives Centre 1863 births 1945 deaths Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Equerries Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Royal Navy officers People educated at Stubbington House School Graduates of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich