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 met with the royal family at Buckingham Palace, where they were formally received by the King, Queen, and Queen Mother. The BBC later broadcast his account of the event, which included informal meetings with Princesses Margaret and Elizabeth, as well as an extended conversation with the King in which he clarified the monarch's misconception about the relative sizes of California and Texas.