During the Olympics he was among a group of athletes who went to Buckingham Palace and were formally presented to the King, the Queen and the then Queen Mother. Subsequently the BBC broadcast his recollections of the event which included informal meetings with the Princesses Margaret and Elizabeth and later an extended informal conversation with the King during which Robinson corrected the King's misapprehension as to the relative statures of California and Texas. A recording is still extant.
During the Olympics, he was part of a group of athletes who visited Buckingham Palace and were formally introduced to the King, Queen, and Queen Mother. Subsequently, the BBC broadcast his recollections of the event, which included casual meetings with Princesses Margaret and Elizabeth, as well as an extended informal conversation with the King in which Robinson clarified the King's misunderstanding about the relative heights of California and Texas. A recording still exists.