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This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: HK History of HK Museum Uniform of HK Governor Edward Youde.JPG — LungSanLau, CC BY-SA 3.0.","cite":"\"Edward Youde\". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/edward-youde. Retrieved 15 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-02T08:05:35Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-15","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/edward-youde","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/edward-youde","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/edward-youde?lang=ne"}}