 On the night of 4 February 1942, British troops and tanks surrounded Abdeen Palace in Cairo and Lampson presented Farouk with an ultimatum.While a battalion of British infantry took up their positions around the palace with the roar of tanks could be heard in the distance, Lampson arrived at the Abdeen Palace in his Rolls-Royce together with General Stone.As the doors to Abdeen Palace were locked, one of the British officers used his revolver to shoot open the door and Lampson stormed in, demanding to see the king at once.