6) The British government awarded Bell a C.M.G. (knighthood) for his part in the process. After 1918 Bell took leave from the Civil Service and devoted himself to the study of Tibet, spending the next two years in Darjeeling.
7) For many years he had an open invitation from the 13th Dalai Lama to visit Lhasa, In 1920 Bell was finally given #Government permission to visit the Tibetan capital as part of a diplomatic mission, arriving in Lhasa on 17 November.
8) Bell remained in Lhasa for the best part of a year. After his return, in 1921, he left the ICS and applied himself to writing about Tibet. Bell remained in Lhasa until 19th October 1921 he travelled with Dr Dyer IMS who left Lhasa 10th December 1920 when he was replaced Dr Kennedy IMS 23rd November 1920 until 19th October when he left with Bell
9) In his retirement, Bell published several books on Tibetan culture and history – Tibet: Past and Present (1920), followed by The People of Tibet (1928), and The Religion of Tibet (1931). Bell also continued his personal correspondence with the Dalai Lama.
10) In 1934 Bell returned to Tibet once again and this time with his wife, Cashie. Unfortunately he was too late to meet his old friend again, for the 13th Dalai Lama had passed away in December 1933.
11) Bell’s final work was a result of the strong bond that he had formed with the 13th Dalai Lama since their first meeting in 1910. The book, Portrait of the Dalai Lama , was completed only a few days before his death in Canada (where he had recently migrated) on 8 March 1945.