The King ' s intimate talk with Ataturk . New Picture . These pictures , just received in London , show the intimacy with which King Edward VIII chatted with Kemal Ataturk , the Turkish Dictator , when the King watched from the President ' s yacht , Ertogrul a special regatta held in his honour just before he left Istanbul . The King joined the President in drinking Turkish coffee . Photo shows , King Edward and Kemal Ataturk ( lighter suit ) in more serious mood aboard the Ertogrul . 11 September 1936