Lord Linlithgow , new Viceroy of India , wears Muslim shoes when he visits Cairo Mosque . Lord Linlithgow , the new Viceroy of India , had to conform to muslim custom by wearing special shoes when he visited the El Darrassa Mosque at Cairo . Lord Linlithgow made a short stay in Cairo on his way out to India to take up his appointment . Photo shows , Lord Linlithgow having the special shoes fitted on at the El Darrassa Mosque , Cairo . On left is Lady Lampson , wife of Six Miles Lampson , British High Commissioner in Egypt . 13 April 1936