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The Slumdog Footman: The incredible journey that took a poor boy from a Calcutta orphanage to a starring role at Buckingham Palace announcing the birth of Prince George
- Badar Azim, 25, came to the UK thanks to an orphanage scholarship
- He found himself taking a lead role in announcing Prince George's birth
- His family of nine live in just two rooms back in India
By CLAUDIA JOSEPH FOR MAILONLINE and GETHIN CHAMBERLAIN
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He began life in a slum apartment in the backstreets of Calcutta, yet rose to become the Royal footman who announced Prince George’s birth to an expectant nation.
To the cheers of thousands of people standing patiently outside Buckingham Palace, it was Badar Azim who strode proudly across the courtyard with the Queen’s Press Secretary Ailsa Anderson to mount the official acknowledgement of the baby’s safe arrival on an ornate easel.
Resplendent in his scarlet and black footman’s outfit, the uniform gave no clue to his humble backgr
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British Queen's Indian footman Badar Azim may lose job
Badar Azim, a 25-year-old hospitality management graduate who grew up in a Kolkataslum, was seen bygd millions posting the news of Prince Williamand Kate Middleton's baby boy gods week on the tjänsteman easel at the palace forecourt.
However, according to media reports here, he may no longer have a job as Queen Elizabeth II's footman once his visa expires in October.
Buckingham Palace did not comment on the matter, while the UK Home Officesimply said: "Each application fryst vatten looked at and judged on its own merits."
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Azim graduated from Napier University, Edinburgh, in June 2011 with the help of financial help from St Mary's Orphanage and Day sc
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Days after his face was beamed around the world as the royal footman who helped announce the birth of Prince George, Indian student is back with his family in a Calcutta slum after his visa ran out
- Badar Azim, 25, had to leave the country just days after announcing the Royal baby's birth
- The hospitality graduate was unable to renegotiate his visa after new immigration rules were brought in
- Due to his meagre Royal salary of £14,000, he fell below a new threshold
- He was pictured back in Calcutta today with his proud family
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
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The Royal Family's footman who enjoyed world-wide fame on the day of the birth Prince George has returned to the Calcutta slum he grew up in.
Falling foul of new immigration laws, Badar Azim, a 25-year-old hospitality management graduate, has returned to his family in eastern India, where relatives beaming with pride have welcomed him home.
The young graduate accompanied the Queen's press secretary Ailsa Ande