The Duke Finally Retires at 96 After His 22,219Th Engagement
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The british Weekly, Sat. August 5, 2017 Page 1 Concerns grow for ‘frail’ Forsyth - page 5 California’s British Accent ™ - Since 1984 Saturday, August 5, 2017 • Number 1670 Always Free HAT’S YOUR LOT! The Duke finally retires at 96 after his 22,219th engagement The Duke of Edinburgh has bowed out of public life to of the Royal Marines, Thompson, 31, who carried out by the duke cheers and a rousing rendition of For He’s a Jolly Good he took the royal had run 1,664 miles since his wife became Fellow played by the band of the Royal Marines. salute and inspected over 100 days, and Sgt Queen in 1952. As far an honour guard to Matt Burley, a physical as Buckingham Palace It rained heavily on dampen the enthusiasm and into retirement. mark the finale of the training instructor, who could ascertain, his very his final parade on of an umbrella- Philip, who announced 1664 Global Challenge, swam 1,664 lengths first had been on 2 March Wednesday morning, wielding crowd who that he was stepping a series of endurance underwater over 10 1948, a few months after necessitating a raincoat had gathered outside down in May, had feats by marines to raise days. his marriage to Princess and bowler hat as Prince Buckingham Palace, and chosen the forecourt of awareness of and funds “You all should be Elizabeth, when he Philip, 96, performed whose applause was Buckingham Palace and for the Royal Marines locked up,” Philip attended the London his last solo engagement rewarded with a wave a Royal Marines military Charity. joked in characteristic Federation of Boys’ almost 70 years after his of acknowledgement by parade to stage his final Among those he met fashion. Club Boxing finals at the first. the duke as he walked solo act. were Cpl Will Gingell, It was the 22,219th Royal Albert Hall. The The weather failed to off the palace forecourt As Captain General 33, and Cpl Jamie solo engagement cont. on page 2, col. 1 News from Britain 2-5; Health & Fitness 8, Crossword 8, Health & Fitness 8, Meet a Member 9, Brits in LA 10, Sean Borg 11, Stargazing 11, Sport 18-20 Page 2 The british Weekly, Sat. August 5, 2017 News from Britain who has known Prince Philip since childhood, Philip: told Radio 4’s Today: “I’m sure that he won’t High Court rules out cont. from page one disappear; he will be greatly missed by everybody. He’s been Court Circular recorded such a stable character lraq war trial for Blair that the prince, then in all our lives – he’s aged 26, presented the always there and he’s The High Court has prizes. always been there for the blocked a bid by a former A Royal Navy man Queen and I think we’re chief of staff of the Iraqi to the core who was very, very lucky to have army to bring a private mentioned in dispatches him.” prosecution against Tony during the second world The prime minister, Blair over the Iraq war. war, Philip’s choice of Theresa May, tweeted General Abdul Wahed a Royal Navy and Marine a tribute to the duke, Shannan Al Rabbat has Corps engagement as his saying: “As he carries accused Mr Blair, while last was described as “an out his final public UK prime minister, of honour” and “brilliant” engagement, I thank the committing a “crime of by Lt Col Gary Green, Duke of Edinburgh for aggression” by invading who devised the 1664 a remarkable lifetime of Iraq in 2003 to overthrow Global Challenge. service. President Saddam “I hope the Duke, after Hussein. ‘wonderful figurehead’ 22,219 solo engagements The general wanted to Of having the duke as since 1952, can now prosecute Mr Blair and the head of the Corps, he enjoy a well-earned two other key ministers at said: “It makes the Corps retirement!” the time - foreign secretary An Iraqi general claimed Tony Blair committed ‘the crime of aggression’ exceptional, it builds He may be bowing out Jack Straw and attorney by invading the county in 2003 to overthrow Saddam Hussein our Commando spirit of public life, but not as general Lord Goldsmith. and he’s a wonderful dramatically as readers His lawyers asked figurehead for all Royal of the Daily Telegraph’s London’s High Court for view that: “Because of a crime of aggression is not undermined the authority Marines to look up to.” website were informed permission to seek judicial decision by the House recognised in English law. of the UN Security Council Philip, who may still on Wednesday when review in an attempt to get of Lords binding in this The UK was part by invading without its accompany the Queen an accidental slip of the the Supreme Court, now court, there is no crime of the coalition led by authority. at times, has been keyboard resulted in the the highest court in the of aggression under the US which invaded Mr Mansfield told the among the most active headline: “HOLD HOLD land, to overturn a ruling domestic UK law.” Iraq after US president court: “Nothing could be of the royals right up HOLD, Prince Philip, by the House of Lords in George W Bush and more emphatic than this ‘hopeless’ to retirement. This year Duke of Edinburgh, dies 2006 that there is no such Mr Blair accused Hussein evidence. It does not say he has spent 52 days aged XX”, announcing crime as the crime of He also said there of possessing weapons there was an unlawful war carrying out public his death and publishing aggression under the law was no prospect of the of mass destruction and or crime of aggression. engagements, more details of his funeral. of England and Wales. Supreme Court reversing having links to terrorists. “It doesn’t need to than the Queen and the The Telegraph swiftly Lord Thomas of the decision. Michael Mansfield QC, because the criteria are Duke and Duchess of pulled the article and Cwmgiedd, the Lord Westminster appearing for General arguably all there in that Cambridge, at 49, 45, apologised, saying it Chief Justice, and Mr Magistrates’ Al Rabbat, said at a paragraph.” and 39 days respectively, would be “reviewing its Justice Ouseley dismissed Court refused to issue recent hearing that the but not as many as his publishing processes as the general’s application, summonses in November inquiry into the invasion Robert Hardy dies daughter, the Princess a matter of urgency”. In saying there was “no last year on the grounds conducted by Sir John Royal, who has clocked May, when his retirement prospect” of the case that the ex-ministers had Chilcot, which concluded The actor Robert Hardy, up 111 days so far, or his was announced, the succeeding. immunity from legal with a report published in star of TV series All eldest son, Charles, at 89 Sun’s website also Delivering a written action, and in any event July last year, justified the Creatures Great and days. erroneously announced judgment, he said the the current Attorney prosecution of Mr Blair. Small, has died aged 91, Lady Myra Butter, his death. court had taken the General, Jeremy Wright Mr Mansfield said his family has said. QC, would have to give the main findings Hardy, they said, had consent. were contained in a a “tremendous life” and The general applied to paragraph early in the “a giant career in theatre, the High Court in London 12-volume report and television and film for a judicial review of could be summarised as spanning more than 70 the magistrates’ court concluding that Hussein years”. decision. He lives in did not pose an urgent He was also known for Muscat, Oman, does not threat to the interests of the numerous portrayals of possess a passport and UK, and the intelligence Winston Churchill. cannot travel to the UK. regarding weapons of In more recent years, The Attorney General mass destruction had he appeared as Cornelius intervened in the case and been presented with Fudge, the Minister for his legal team urged Lord “unwarranted certainty”. Magic, in four of the Thomas of Cwmgiedd, It also concluded that Harry Potter films. the Lord Chief Justice, peaceful alternatives His family said: sitting with Mr Justice to war had not been “Gruff, elegant, twinkly, Ouseley, to block the exhausted and that the and always dignified, he general’s legal challenge war in Iraq was not is celebrated by all who on the grounds that it necessary. knew him and loved was “hopeless” and The report found that him, and everyone who unarguable because the the US and UK had enjoyed his work.” The british Weekly, Sat. August 5, 2017 Page 3 News from Britain TV star Ant McPartlin set to leave rehab after ‘winning drink and drugs battle’ n Friends say Ant ‘is on the mend’ and wants to make a TV return hosting I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here in October Troubled TV star Ant heavily on prescription he has been closed off McPartlin aims to be out drugs and booze and from loved ones as he of rehab in a month and needed help. focuses on recovery, he well enough to present A source close to Ant, will be reunited with the hugely popular UK quoted in the Sunday family and friends. TV show I’m a Celebrity: Mirror, said: “He is doing Dec recently said he Get Me Out of Here in really well. It has been a would never host the the autumn.