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£4.9billion
total value wiped
off The Hut Group since
stock market float

City Editor: Alex Brummer www.thisismoney.co.uk Group Business Editor: Ruth Sunderland

Power of the City Press
T HERE have been few embarrassed German authorities. It also legal firms sought to silence the FT for try-
more influential newspa- Alex demonstrated how easily serious investors, ing to bring down a huge company. In Ger-
per proprietors than Lord Brummer auditors and markets can be bamboozled if many politicians take a dim view of hedge
Northcliffe, founder of the they don’t want to believe something. funds and short-sellers – who profit from
Daily Mail and the Daily CITY EDITOR firms’ falling share prices. As this paper
Mirror and owner of The Times Wirecard was, for Germany, the gateway to found in the financial crisis, the latter are
and The Observer. helped to reverse a grave injustice. Similarly, being a senior player in a high-tech world often the smartest investors.
campaigns on fat-cat pay, private equity and dominated by Silicon Valley. It was a shining
His life story, told in the Andrew Rob- foreign takeovers have drawn attention to enterprise which demonstrated that Teutonic In the investigation of Wirecard it was
erts’ biography The Chief, portrays a unedifying failures in modern capitalism. capitalism was much more than just engi- intrepid short-sellers, from New York to
meticulous newspaper man with a pas- neering what were – pre-Tesla – the world’s France, who provided the leads and route
sion for campaigning journalism. The powerful role which financial journal- best motor cars. In the pursuit of Wirecard’s to the documents which brought the lender
ism can and does play in cleaning up business flaws FT reporters, marshalled by lead sleuth down. Skandal is not a slickly made doc-
Roberts doesn’t spare the warts but what is central to the documentary Skandal! Bring- Dan McCrum, travelled to the Philippines udrama in the tradition of The Big Short.
shone through was The Chief’s commitment ing Down Wirecard, released by Netflix. and beyond. They established that revenues
to accuracy, careful reporting and never giv- coming from the Pacific were a chimera. And the over-familiar relationship between
ing up. Newspapers are often deprecated for The film tells the story of how assiduous FT journalists and some unsavoury charac-
what they do. The latest Economist parodies FT journalism, backed by a determined edi- AT each stage of their probe the FT ters in the south of France – who made mil-
UK titles for ‘Pravda’ journalism in coverage tor Lionel Barber, brought the fraudsters at team came up against formidable lions of euros after receiving information
of Queen Elizabeth II’s death. A fuller read- fintech pioneer Wirecard crashing down and obstacles and intimidation. In that the paper would soon be publishing –
ing reveals acres of material ranging from 1990, when The Guardian (where I could raise eyebrows. In this case, however,
royal complicity in colonialism to criticism of worked) was conducting an investigation into the ends may well justify the means.
that royal miscreant the Duke of York. corrupt bank BCCI one of my colleagues was
run off the pavement by an approaching car. There are some big takeaways for finan-
Investigative and campaigning journalism cial sleuths. The louder the complaints from
is a public good. This paper’s work on the During the Wirecard probe FT reporters’ PRs and lawyers, the more likely it is that
disgusting prosecution of postmasters and phones were tapped. Moreover, well-known you are getting closer to the truth.
postmistresses by top brass at the Post Office
It is often an unequal fight when big cor-
porations are involved. But don’t be bullied
and don’t give up.

FUTURE TO KICK OFF ITS

Fresh blow forSEARCHFORNEXTBOSS
4000
Pence

LV members as3000
2000 panel scrapped
LV HAS been accused of John Higgins, an 86-year-old
1000 another attack on mem- by Lucy White LV member, said: ‘My own view
bers’ rights after it is that online, Zoom-type
Zillah Byng-Thorne 2017 2018 SHARE PRICE announced plans to ditch ing over one another in online meetings of this nature will
0 their representative panel. meetings which would descend into a Tower of Babel.
2019 2020 2021 2022 ‘descend into a Tower of A truly backward step!’
2014 2015 2016 The historic life insurer, which Babel’, one member feared.
as a mutual is owned by its cus- LV’s customer-owned struc-
FUTURE is set to kick off a search to has told Future chairman Richard tomers, traditionally held Clarissa Johnson, an LV poli- ture was key to its history. The
replace chief executive Zillah Byng- Huntingford she will retire in the next twice-yearly meetings with a cyholder in her 70s, said: ‘I 179-year-old firm was founded
Thorne by the end of next year. 18 months. Last week she was group of members appointed don’t know whether the new to help the poor of Liverpool
appointed Trustpilot’s deputy chair- by their peers to keep an eye on community will be effective or pay for decent burials, and its
The publishing empire behind Coun- man, with reports suggesting she will how the company is being run. whether it’s a sticking plaster... mutuality meant it offered rea-
try Life and FourFourTwo has been eventually take over as chairman. I do see this as another attack sonably priced products with-
told she is planning to step down after But in a letter sent to individ- on members’ rights.’ out having to make a profit for
almost nine years at the company. She also left the board of struggling uals on the 30-strong panel this cash-hungry shareholders.
online retailer The Hut Group (THG), month, seen by the Daily Mail, The panel usually convened
Byng-Thorne has been one of Brit- sending its shares plummeting. LV revealed it would abolish on the same day as LV’s annual But LV angered its 1.2m
ain’s most successful bosses since tak- the group in favour of a broader general meeting and the insurer members last year when then-
ing the helm at Future in April 2014. The Byng-Thorne has been rewarded ‘online member community’. paid for travel expenses. chairman and chief executive,
47-year-old transformed Future from handsomely for her turnaround of Alan Cook and Mark Hartigan,
a £30m business on the brink of col- Future, taking home £35.6m in the past Several members raised con- But at this year’s AGM, tried to sell the business to
lapse to a £2bn empire of 250 titles. eight years. But the firm has faced cerns that this would damage scheduled for October 18, private equity sharks Bain
rebellions from shareholders over a management’s accountability there will be no member panel Capital. Members eventually
The publisher’s other major brands bonus package that could net her up to and reduce engagement, as cus- meeting – and no one will have voted the deal down.
include TechRadar and Marie Claire. £40m. Future declined to comment. tomers – the majority of whom their travel covered.
Sky News reported that Byng-Thorne are elderly – would be put off An LV spokesman said the
from joining an online forum. At a time when the cost of online community ‘will enable
living crisis is eating into fami- participants to share their
Those who did take part lies’ budgets, the Mail under- views more frequently on a
would essentially be left talk- stands that now few partici- variety of topics’.
pants are sure they will attend.

Takeaway spending first to be cut Steakhouse chain ‘put up for sale’

SPENDING on takeaways and meals out will ents would cut back last. The report by STEAK restaurant business Hawksmoor is Huw Gott, who are minority shareholders.
be first for the chop if a squeeze on incomes LEK Consulting found many plan to com- in the early stages of being put up for sale, Graphite paid between £35m and £40m in
bites this autumn, a survey suggests. bat price increases by switching to cheaper according to City sources. 2013 for a controlling stake in the chain,
food alternatives such as supermarket own- which has seven restaurants in London as
Almost half of UK households said they brands or shopping at value supermarkets. Private equity owner Graphite Capital well as New York and Edinburgh branches.
would cut back on takeaways if they were has appointed investment bank Stephens
forced to economise. But it also found that consumers, many to launch the process in 2023, a source City sources questioned the timing. Prof-
of whom have been on a spending spree said. Hawksmoor shelved plans for a flota- its at many restaurant businesses are
The research found 44pc would spend after Covid restrictions came to an end, tion last year. It had been working with being hit by consumer spending cuts.
less on meals or drinking outside the home appear optimistic about their ability to Berenberg Bank.
with the same number citing clothing and manage through the upcoming downturn. D&D London, which owns Quaglino, axed a
shoes as things they would scrimp on. The first Hawksmoor was opened in 2006 sale process this year after failing to find a
Half expect their standard of living will in London by founders Will Beckett and buyer. Hawksmoor declined to comment.
Broadband, groceries and personal care improve or stay the same over the next year.
were mentioned as the three areas respond-

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Let it out: TENNIS Murray thanks
Andy Murray
roars during by MIKE DICKSON
his Davis Cup
victory in DeaD rubber or not, the crowds
Glasgow still flocked to see andy Murray
play in the Davis Cup at Glasgow’s
GETTY IMAGES emirates arena, possibly for the

‘special’ crowdlasttime.
Murray admitted afterwards that
the potentially valedictory nature
of yesterday’s appearance had
made him emotional in the final

in emotional winfewgames.
after a slow start he eventually
saw off little-known Dmitry Popko
of Kazakhstan 6-4, 6-3, with the sun gradually setting on the career the doubles after the results here.’
match of a token nature as Great of a great player is a cause for mel- It is nonetheless possible that
Britain were already confirmed to ancholy, it is conversely accompa- Murray could be back in Glasgow
have missed out on November’s nied by some degree of optimism. as soon as February.
finals week. Murray simply may not warrant The GB team will have to play at
‘I’m glad I got out there and selection in future after last week’s that time in a qualifying playoff to
played today. The crowd did disappointing exit resulting from get back to this week’s group stage.
make it special. defeats by the USa and Holland. That after what has been a major
‘If it is the last time, it’s This will increasingly be the case if reverse to the broader feelgood
been amazing,’ said the 20-year-old Jack Draper (currently factor around the elite end of the
35-year-old Scot, cheered injured) maintains his swift upward British game which has developed
on by the week’s first trajectory and Kyle edmund gets this year.
capacity attendance. back close to his previous level The biggest priority for captain
‘I’m sad that we might after knee problems. Leon Smith is to try to sort out
not get the opportunity to ‘Moving forwards, it’s obviously what is his best doubles team
play here again. I only not going to be easy with the play- from the numerous permutations
thought about it at about ers that we have,’ acknowledged available.
5-2 today, to be honest, in Murray. ‘Someone like Jack Draper Murray and Joe Salisbury lost
the second set. I felt that a is improving all the time. He’ll be both their deciding doubles
little bit at the end. I lost my involved in the team for many matches. While their performance
focus a bit and felt a little bit years. Then obviously I don’t know was not disastrous against accom-
emotional about that.’ While the which way the captain will go with plished teams, there appeared to
be a lack of chemistry.
There was certainly an excess of
FEDERER FAREWELL IN DOUBT faith placed in Murray by Smith on
past ability, with him having hardly
played in the format for three
years.
ROGER FEDERER will leave it late before deciding whether he can Part of the problem is that Salis-

play in this week’s Laver Cup at London’s 02 Arena. The Swiss legend bury and Neal Skupski both have
has earmarked the team event as his last appearance in top-level established foreign partners, with
whom they would not want to split.
tennis after realising a full comeback from knee problems will not One option going forward would be
to look at Skupski and Dan evans,
be possible at the age of 41. Yet there remains a doubt over whether who reached two Masters finals
he will be able to return to the court alongside team-mates together last year.
including Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.
‘He will decide at the last moment,’ his longtime fitness trainer GB avoided finishing bottom of
Pierre Paganini told Switzerland’s Blick. ‘He’s trained to have as their group when they completed a

much information as possible about whether it is a good idea or not.’ 2-1 win over the Kazakhs last night.
Matteo Berrettini, the 2021 Wimbledon finalist, has been drafted in after Cam Norrie had lost to
alexander Bublik 6-4, 6-3, Salisbury
as an on-site reserve for Team Europe, who will play Team World in and Skupski defeated Bublik and
aleksandr Nedovyesov 7-6, 6-7, 7-6.
the three-day event, which starts on Friday. Federer will be there
regardless of whether he plays or not.

MacIntyre beats Fitzpatrick in play-off

by RIATH to win Italian Open, then roars…
AL-SAMARRAI

B aReLy a year out Now for the
from the Ryder Ryder Cup
Cup in Rome,
Robert MacIntyre as well say it, it’s my No 1 priority. on his second shots with irons in the 18th
overpowered both I was close last time and it didn’t hand. Reaching the turn in 29, he ultimately
the Marco Simone course work out. But this is what I want. had only required nine putts in proved deci-
and a number of europe’s I’ve made a good start.’ collecting six birdies across nine sive in favour
top golfers to win the holes — the accuracy of his of MacIntyre,
Italian Open yesterday. MacIntyre’s win represents a approaches was immense. whose 11th birdie in 19
That is a handy audition, heartening revival after a disap- holes gave him the win.
all things considered. pointing nine-month stretch, in a further two birdies at 12 and ‘I was down and out
which he fell from 60th in the 13 followed a bogey at 10, with two or three months
With the european captain world to 110. against that slump, the Scot now in the lead ago,’ MacIntyre said. Cup of cheer: MacIntrye celebrates
Luke Donald in attendance, the it is encouraging that he is begin- and Fitzpatrick waiting for a ‘I didn’t know what I with the Italian Open trophy GETTY IMAGES
Scot shot the lowest round of the ning to closer resemble again the spark after parring his opening was doing. I didn’t
week with a 64, and when that fine player who has twice finished nine holes. know where to go. But I spoke to was horribly wayward off the tee
was not enough for an outright in the top eight at the Open. the right people and there’s so on the front nine, which he
victory, he then demonstrated That arrived for the englishman much hard work gone into this. opened with a double bogey
the temperament to beat Starting his final round three with his first birdie at 11 and he I didn’t think it was going to before gritting his way back to
Matt Fitzpatrick on the first behind Fitzpatrick, MacIntyre then eagled the par-five 12th after come again.’ level par at the turn.
play-off hole. was near-perfect in his handling hitting the flag with what would a week after finishing second at Birdies at 12, 13 and 15 moved
of the course where the Ryder have been a 215-yard albatross. the BMW PGa Championship McIlroy to 12 under, one off the
It was only his second DP World Cup will be staged. While his driv- That tied him with MacIntyre at Wentworth, it was another lead, but he drove into water at
Tour title, and his first since 2020, ing kept him away from the worst at 13 under, with each man moderately underwhelming day the 16th to end his title push with
so it was an opportune moment dangers, with the europeans eventually meandering to 14 for McIlroy. He resumed play a a bogey before a birdie at the last
for the 26-year-old to offer a hoping penal rough will strike under for a play-off. stroke behind Fitzpatrick but lifted him back into the top four.
reminder of the considerable inhibition into the american big
talents that almost earned him hitters, MacIntyre truly excelled a drive into the left-hand rough
selection for europe in 2021. by Fitzpatrick on a repeat of

‘The Ryder Cup is my goal for
the next year and I’ve won on this
golf course,’ said MacIntyre, who
finished on 14 under par with
US Open champion Fitzpatrick,
one ahead of Victor Perez and
two beyond fourth-placed Rory
McIlroy.

‘We are well away from the
Ryder Cup, obviously, but I might

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SPORTS AGENDA EDITED BY
MIKE

KEEGAN

IT’S CURTAINS CANADA DODGE Unpopular WOLVES’ video to announce the
FOR STOKES’ KIT SHAMBLES design: signing of Diego Costa, which
STAGE DEBUT AT WORLD CUP Harry featured the former Chelsea striker
Kane in holding a growling pack of wolves on a
BEN STOKES’S stage debut has been NIKE’S new England men’s football kits England’s leash, went down well with fans. The
called off. The England Test captain have received a lukewarm reception, with strip NIKE release of the clip, which Agenda
and Bazball hero launched the series the home jersey — complete with an ugly understands was set for September 8,
The Icons and was due to appear live splash of different shades of blue on the was delayed until the following
in Newcastle and Manchester on traditional white — subject to widespread Monday due to the Queen’s death.
Thursday and Saturday respectively. derision. And it is not
only England. Other JAMIE CARRAgHER was an
Stokes had gone on talkSPORT to nations have interested observer at Oldham’s
preview the mini-tour, which was meant reacted with National League game against Eastleigh
to see him in conversation with former horror at what on Saturday. The former Liverpool player
Love Island star and professional boxer their players will and current Sky pundit attended Bound-
Josh Denzel. be wearing at the ary Park to watch his son, James, who
World Cup, with made a decent start in a 3-2 victory
The audience were promised that Portugal’s half following his loan move from Wigan.
the lid would be lifted on England’s red, half green The club expect to announce a new
‘incredible transformation’ since Stokes effort coming in for manager on Tuesday, after John
teamed up with Brendon McCullum, particular stick. Sheridan bowed out with a win in the
with Sportsmail columnist David Lloyd It would appear, then, that final game of his sixth spell in charge.
joining Stokes and Denzel on stage at Canada have dodged a bullet. The
Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall. underdogs mounted a stunning campaign THOSE who forced the MCC special
to reach the finals which appears to have general meeting over the
However, both events have been caught many — including Nike — by cancelling of the Eton v Harrow match
cancelled, with ticket-buyers refunded. surprise and they will have to stick with and the Varsity game at Lord’s asked
their current shirt. the club to put back the date —
ETON are unlikely to face Kits were designed 18 months in advance, September 27 — by a week so as to
punishment after they played at a time when Canada’s presence in Qatar hold off campaigning during the
football matches last weekend, was very much a long shot. period of mourning for the Queen.
despite the Queen’s death. The school MCC refused, telling them the views of
was rumbled when opponents Rossall ANOTHER insightful yarn comes love a cold beer. They sent out for a beer both sides have been sent to members
put photographs of the games on from the Queen’s passion for and when it came back it was boiling. and no further campaigning is
their Twitter account, before hastily horseracing, where trainers and jockeys She asked me why I wasn’t drinking it, necessary. The executive said it needs
removing them. have been recalling her encyclopaedic and I said, “It’s very warm, ma’am”.’ to concentrate on preparations for next
Eton claimed the fixtures were knowledge of the sport. year’s home Ashes series. MCC say they
‘friendlies’ and ‘trials’, so were not However, two-time Derby-win- Imagine Chapple-Hyam’s surprise, cancelled activities in the ‘immediacy’
outlawed by the FA’s ban on games. ning trainer Peter Chapple- then, when after winning the of the passing of the Queen, who was
That explanation, taken at face value, Hyam (right) remembers his Derby 15 years later with Author- Patron of the club for 70 years, and
is likely to have done the trick, encounters with the monarch ized in June 2007, the Queen added that given the SGM was eight
Agenda understands. for very different, although not only remembered their days following the mourning period
equally remarkable reasons. encounter but also his drink they did not feel a change necessary.
MUCH has been made of the The Newmarket trainer first of choice.
Queen’s love of various sports but won the Derby with Dr Devious In an interview earlier this WHEN the world was reeling from
one of the more remarkable stories to in 1992 and recalled what hap- year, he revealed: ‘I did a quick news about apparent Russian
emerge involves Manchester United’s pened when he went up to the Royal chat with Clare Balding, then war crimes in recaptured Izyum, the
1999 Treble. Box to be congratulated by the Queen. International Olympic Committee saw fit
On the night of the Champions League He said: ‘It was very hot and I was went up to meet the Queen. This to mount a PR offensive to encourage the
final against Bayern Munich, the Queen sweating profusely, so when she asked if time, fair play to her, she said, “I know sports community to find ways of
was at the state opening of the new I’d like a glass of champagne, I said I’d what you want, Peter — a nice, cold welcoming back Russian athletes and
Welsh Assembly in Cardiff. beer”, and they had one waiting for me! teams into international competition.
During the banquet she was being How good was that?’ Their clumsy-at-best argument was
updated on the score by Tony Blair and that young Russian athletes are not
is said to have let out an audible GIVEN they exist to find drugs cheats and out them to the public, it seems responsible for the actions of their
‘Whoopee’ when the PM leaned over to preposterous that UK Anti-Doping are advertising for a ‘part-time’ political leaders and should not be
inform her United had snatched a director of communications. punished. The IOC even pointed out the
dramatic, late 2-1 victory. The drug-busters, who say they are ‘on a mission to clean sport’ in the job integrity of world-class competition is
The tale will feature in updated copies description, are looking for someone to join their senior management team. suffering without Russians competing.
of Matt Dickinson’s entertaining It would appear, however, that mission is only in play for 22 hours a week, the The points were made in three calls to
new book 1999: Manchester United, the time the successful applicant would be expected to work. IOC members, national Olympic commit-
Treble and All That, about United’s That has triggered disbelief across the sporting world with some wondering tees and international federations, raising
unprecedented season of success. whether UKAD, who employ a full-time head of comms, can be taken seriously. fears of full Russian inclusion at Paris 2024.

Varian eyes Classic glory SPORT IN BRIEF

as it ‘all clicks’ for Sakheer ÷CRICKET LACOSTE LADIES OPEN DE FRANCE ÷RUGBY UNION Exeter — T: J. Simmonds, Capstick 2,
(Deauville) — Final scores (GB & Woodburn, J Maunder. C: J Simmonds
SAKHEER has group One targets RACING ROYAL LONDON ONE-DAY CUP Ire unless stated): 199 — I Laklalech RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP 4. P: J Simmonds.
after routing his rivals in the Mill FINAL — Trent Bridge: Kent 306-6 (Mor) 65 66 68 (won on extra play-
Reef Stakes, a victory which was leg By SAM TURNER (50 overs, J Evison 97, J Denly 78), off hole); M MacLaren 65 67 67; ARGENTINA. . . . . . 20 SOUTH AFRICA . 36 P W D L B F A Pts
six of a remarkable 34,838-1 seven- Lancashire 285 (48.4 overs, S 202 — D Dagar (Ind) 72 66 64; 203 Sale.................2 2 0 0 2 66 42 10
timer for trainer Roger Varian. would win first time, but he ran into Croft 72, K Jennings 72). Kent beat — A Meyssonnier (F) 67 70 66; 204 — P W D L B F A Pts Exeter.............2 2 0 0 1 60 41 9
a smart filly (Magical Sunset) at Lancashire by 21 runs. C Hedwall (Swe) 68 69 67; 205 — New Zealand..5 3 0 2 2 155 114 14 Bristol.............2 2 0 0 1 54 37 9
The magnificent seven was Windsor. He then won well at Hay- C Wolf (Aut) 71 68 66; C Boutier (F) 67 South Africa...5 3 0 2 2 126 98 14 Leicester ........2 1 0 1 2 56 45 6
completed across three meetings, dock and he looks good. How good, FIRST WOMEN’S ONE DAY INT’L 67 71; 206 — L Harm (G) 67 71 68; K Australia.........5 2 0 3 2 128 154 10 North’pton.....2 1 0 1 2 60 51 6
with jockey David Egan partnering I don’t know, but he is possibly the — Hove: England 227-7 (50 overs, Spilkova (Cz) 67 69 70. Argentina.......5 2 0 3 1 122 165 9 Harlequins .....2 1 0 1 2 67 61 6
three of the horses at Newbury, best of my two-year-olds. A Davidson-Richards 50no), India Lon Irish .........2 1 0 1 1 67 52 5
including Sakheer, who he sug- 232-3 (44.2 overs, S Mandhana 91, H ÷ICE HOCKEY GALLAGHER PREMIERSHIP Gloucester ......1 1 0 0 1 27 21 5
gested ‘could be something special’ ‘He has size and scope, he’s very Kaur 74no, Y Bhatia 50). India won Saracens .........1 1 0 0 1 30 27 5
after a facile success in the week- exciting and I think he’ll stay seven by 7 wickets. ELITE LEAGUE: Nottingham 1 BATH . . . . . . . . . . . 20 SALE. . . . . . . . . . 37 Bath ................2 0 0 2 1 49 68 1
end’s marquee juvenile contest. furlongs or a mile. Everything is Coventry 6. Bath — T: Cokanasiga, de Glanville. Wasps..............2 0 0 2 1 29 50 1
clicking. Sakheer is in the Middle ÷CYCLING PREMIER SPORTS CHALLENGE CUP — C: Francis 2. P: Francis 2. Sale — T: Newcastle ......2 0 0 2 1 52 76 1
Egan was also on board Stay Alert Park, but it’s next week, very soon. Group A: Belfast 2 Fife 1 (OT);Glasgow 1 O’Flaherty, van der Merwe, T Curry, Worcester......2 0 0 2 0 35 81 0
in the group Three Dubai Duty He would need supplementing for UCI ROAD WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS Dundee 3. Group B: Cardiff 1 Guildford Ross. C: R. Du Preez 4. P: R. Du Preez 3.
Free Legacy Cup Stakes for trainer the Dewhurst, but those two races (Wollongong, Australia) — Men’s 3. Group C: Sheffield 5 Manchester 2. UNITED RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP —
Hughie Morrison, but that was a are probably the ones on the table.’ Time Trial: 1 T Foss (Nor) 40mins HARLEQUINS . . . . 27 SARACENS . . . . . 30 Edinburgh 44 Dragons 6, Lions 15 Blue
considerably more complicated 2s, 4 E Hayter (GB) +40s, 5 Stefan ÷MOTORCYCLING Harlequins — T: Murley 2, Marchant. Bulls 31, Scarlets 23 Ospreys 23, Ulster
triumph than that of Sakheer, who One trainer who won’t be striving Bissegger (Swi) +47s, 6 Tadej Pogacar C: Allan 3. P: Allan 2. 36 Connacht 10, Zebre 29 Leinster 33,
delighted Varian in earning quotes for more Classic glory is French leg- (Slo) +48. Women Time Trial: 1 E van ARAGON MOTOGP (Spain): 1 Saracens — T: Daly, Malins 2, Tompkins. Cardiff Rugby 20 Munster 13.
as low as 7-1 for next season’s end Freddy Head, who will hand in Dijk (Hol) 44mins 28secs. E Bastianini (It) Ducati 41mins C: Farrell 2. P: Farrell, Daly.
2,000 guineas. his licence at the end of the year. 35.462secs, 2 F Bagnaia (It) Ducati RFU CHAMPIONSHIP — Ampthill 17
n THERE is no racing in Britain today ÷GOLF +0.042, 3 A Espargaro (Sp) Aprilia LEICESTER . . . . . . 36 NEWCASTLE. . . . .21 Ealing Trailfinders 32, Bedford 49
Varian said: ‘His work has always as a mark of respect for the Queen. +6.139. Leicester — T: Cronin, Nadolo 2, Ashton, London Scottish 36, Hartpury RFC 16
been very good. We thought he DS AUTOMOBILES ITALIAN OPEN Cracknell. C: Gopperth 4. P: Gopperth. Doncaster 34, Jersey Reds 40 Coventry
(Rome) — Final scores (GB & Ire ÷RUGBY LEAGUE Newcastle — T: Barton, McGuigan, 14, Richmond 32 Caldy 34. Yesterday:
unless stated, Par 71): 270 — R Carreras. C: B. Connon 3. Nottingham 19 Cornish Pirates 23.
MacIntyre 70 69 67 64 (won at first BETFRED SUPER LEAGUE
play-off hole); M Fitzpatrick 65 69 69 Semi-final NORTH’PTON. . . . . 38 LON IRISH . . . . . 22 NATIONAL LGE 1 — Cambridge 39
67; 271 — V Perez (F) 70 66 69 66; 272 Northampton — T: Augustus, Taunton Titans 14, Darlington Mowden
— R McIlroy (NIrl) 67 66 71 68; 273 — A ST HELENS . . . . . . .19 SALFORD . . . . . . .12 O Sleightholme, Mitchell, Furbank. Park 24 Bishop’s Stortford 25, Leeds
Rai 69 70 65 69; L Herbert (A) 70 67 68 St Helens — T: Batchelor 2, Bennison. C: J Grayson 2, Furbank. P: J Grayson 2, Tykes 12 Cinderford 24, Plymouth Albion
68; 274 — K Kitayama (US) 71 67 67 69; G: Makinson 3. DG: Lomax. Furbank 2. 24 Sale FC 27, Rams 59 Hull 26.
275 — T Hatton 72 65 70 68; 276 — J Salford — T: Watkins, Brierley. London Irish — T: Joseph, Penalty,
Campillo (Sp) 70 71 68 67; O Bekker G: Sneyd 2. Hassell-Collins. C: Englefield. P: ÷TENNIS
(SA) 68 70 68 70; 277 — M Korhonen BETFRED CHAMPIONSHIP — Play-off Jackson.
(Fin) 73 67 68 69; 278 — J Smith 69 68 Eliminators: Barrow 8 Batley 18. DAVIS CUP FINALS — Group A:
71 70; K Aphibarnrat (Tha) 70 73 68 67; WASPS . . . . . . . . . . 8 BRISTOL . . . . . . . 23 Croatia bt Serbia 3-0. Group B:
D Whitnell 69 73 69 67; E Pepperell Wasps — T: Cruse. P: Atkinson. Serbia bt Canada 2-1. Group C: France
67 73 70 68. Bristol — T: Sheedy, Bradbury. C: Sheedy bt Belgium 2-1. Group D: Netherlands
2. P: Sheedy 2. DG: Sheedy. bt United States 2-1.

WORCESTER . . . . . .21 EXETER. . . . . . . . 36
Worcester — T: Hearle, Simpson,
Lawrence. C: Williams 2, Searle.

66 Rugby Union Daily Mail, Monday, September 19, 2022

ALEX Warrior
spirit
BYWATER

at Sixways

WORCESTER 21
EXETER 36

C owBoys out, up Worcester show fight,
the workers, read a but staff threaten to
sign on the way strike with club on brink
into sixways yes-
terday. as mes - HOW THEY STAND let’s face the music. this club has strength of our communication brace. alex Hearle’s try for worces-
sages go, it left little to the to be saved.’ and actions in the coming days.’ ter sent the warriors fans wild
imagination and summed P W D L F A B Pts after the break and they closed to
up exactly how the support- Sale ..................2 2 0 0 66 42 2 10 worcester are due to travel to Sportsmail understands last within eight points as Gareth
ers of embattled worcester Exeter ..............2 2 0 0 60 41 1 9 Gloucester for a cup game on week, worcester commercial direc- simpson and impressive centre
feel as their club teeters on Bristol ..............2 2 0 0 54 37 1 9 wednesday and then host newcas- tor adam Palfrey told staff they ollie Lawrence also crossed.
the edge of existence. Leicester .........2 1 0 1 56 45 2 6 tle in the league on saturday. the would lose their jobs if they vented
Northampton..2 1 0 1 60 51 2 6 reality is those games won’t hap- their fury at not being paid or crit- worcester’s fans stood on their
there remains a very real possi- Harlequins.......2 1 0 1 67 61 2 6 pen unless a takeover is completed icised the owners, though Dia- feet and applauded the club’s staff
bility this game could have been London Irish....2 1 0 1 67 52 1 5 soon. they can’t even afford the mond expressed disbelief at this. in the 65th minute to reflect the
the warriors’ last. that it even took Gloucester....... 1 1 0 0 27 21 1 5 fees to register new players they percentage of their due payments
place at all was, frankly, a miracle. Saracens.......... 1 1 0 0 30 27 1 5 require for the Gloucester game. whittingham said: ‘there is they’ve received.
this was a match which drew a Bath..................2 0 0 2 49 68 1 1 anger on both sides and that has
line in the sand for worcester. Wasps...............2 0 0 2 29 50 1 1 Doing so costs just £45 a time, led to conflict. the recent commu- It was a poignant, even emo-
Newcastle........2 0 0 2 52 76 1 1 but the finances simply aren’t nication posted on the official tional moment. But second-half
Unless owners Jason whitting- Worcester .......2 0 0 2 35 81 0 0 there. the fact the Exeter game channels of the club was a breach Exeter tries from olly woodburn
ham and Colin Goldring can final- took place was only because staff of contractual obligations. But and Jack Maunder gave the Chiefs
ise a takeover of the club in the lengthy statement claiming they worked despite not receiving their we’re not looking to sack anyone.’ a bonus-point win. In front of Eng-
coming days, warriors staff are set were close to sealing a sale of full pay packets. stewards at land head coach Eddie Jones, wing
to strike. they have had enough worcester to a new, unnamed sixways yesterday volunteered In front of a crowd limited to just Jack nowell stood out.
and who can blame them? buyer who is prepared to immedi- their services free of charge. 4,999 for safety reasons, worces-
ately pump in financial funds which ter’s players were given a guard of Had worcester not lost Murray
the majority of worcester will seal the future of the club. the required ground safety cer- honour on to the field by the staff McCallum to the sin bin and been
employees, bar the players, have tificate was signed off at the 11th who had worked through the night able to get their woeful line-out
only been paid 65 per cent of their But the pair, who have now lost hour while the overflowing bins at to get the game on. Exeter led 22-7 working, they might have won.
august salaries. some have been the trust of everyone connected to sixways were only cleared on the at the break thanks to Joe sim-
paid nothing at all. worcester, said as much last eve of kick-off by Bromsgrove monds and a Richard Capstick the next few days will decide if
Friday and patience with the Council. worcestershire Council the club has a future.
they have carried on heroically ‘cowboys’ has now run out. had not been paid to do so by the
and worked wonders to ensure warriors. ‘I must thank the crowd.
their team were able to play against ‘the owners came in with a cider you can see what it means for us
Exeter. they won’t do so again. budget and wanted a champagne to be here,’ said worcester captain
club,’ former worcester forward Francois Venter.
off the field, worcester’s staff Martin Hooper — who has been a
have excelled. on it, the club’s season ticket holder for the last ‘It’s been tough, but hopefully
players produced a backs-to-the- six years — told Sportsmail. it’s all going to get sorted out. we
wall display which while not still don’t know what’s going on
enough for victory, contained bags ‘the lack of communication and the uncertainty is what gets
of fight and desire and proved just from the owners has been a dis- you mentally. It will be a shame if
why this club must be saved. grace. My message to them is tell that was our last game.’
us the truth and get a deal done. If
‘we can’t keep going like this,’ we have to go into administration, whittingham and Goldring were
worcester director of rugby steve not at sixways, but said in a state-
Diamond admitted after his team’s ment yesterday: ‘next week’s
36-21 defeat. ‘It’s embarrassing for games and staff commitment to
us to call ourselves a high-per- them will, I expect, depend on the
formance environment and for me
to be involved when we are dealing
with what we are dealing with.’

worcester have certainly had to
deal with unprecedented circum-
stances since the club was first
served with a winding-up petition
over an unpaid tax bill in august.

‘I don’t think any director of
rugby has had to answer these
sorts of questions before,’ said
Diamond, who was quizzed post-
match about worcester’s financial
future and whether his staff have
been bullied in the workplace.

the owners yesterday released a

Canelo gives epic trilogy fitting finale

It wasn’t the thrilla in Manila, BOXING the two best fighters of their a rematch with Dmitry Bivol, the Winner: Canelo Alvarez wants
where Muhammad ali settled generation gave boxing what it unheralded Russian he took too to fight Dmitry Bivol GETTY IMAGES
their unholy trilogy when he JEFF POWELL ringside at the badly needed after the controver- lightly four months ago and proved
thought he was dying just as Joe sies of the scoring of the first two also to be too big for him at
Frazier was retired when virtually T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas fights as an improper win for alva- light-heavyweight.
blinded. rez followed by an unlikely draw. a
thousands of Mexican fans a definitive, unprotested result. Canelo added: ‘It was a privilege
It wasn’t even episode three of fright. to share the ring with triple G and
tyson Fury v Deontay wilder, Behind the technicalities of the I have more history to make.’
when the Gypsy King finally a fight for the undisputed world cards there is a feeling that Canelo
knocked the Bronze Bomber into super-middleweight title which deserved to apply his exclamation whither Golovkin? asked
the middle of next year. Canelo appeared to have locked, point. Golovkin’s mistake was in whether this second defeat by
stocked and barrelled by half-time starting slowly. at the end he did a Canelo spelled retirement he said:
But it was a fitting enough con- suddenly burst into a climax. little too little, too late. ‘I still feel good. I still feel strong. I
clusion to a rivalry which was elec- have lost only twice, to one of the
trifying in its first two parts and that near-resurrection of the But the effort enabled him to greatest fighters in the world and
honest enough in its unanimous Kazakh technician, who looked to join in embrace with his younger I am unhurt. and I am still the
decision to seal the matter with- be growing old before our eyes in adversary before their final fare- unified world middleweight cham-
out recrimination or regrets. the earlier rounds, made it close wells. to congratulate alvarez and pion.’ Going down in weight but
enough to turn my scorecard into to exchange rich compliments as still up for what he calls ‘this dan-
the third edition of the epic a draw. one great fighter to another. gerous game which can be very
Canelo-triple G series did not damaging’. a trilogy born in
come fully alive until Gennady But when it is that close there is the fractured hand underlined enmity has ended in mutual
Golovkin found from somewhere no quibble from me with the two how hard Canelo was hitting admiration.
in his 40-year-old body the judges who voted 115-113 in favour Golovkin and he said: ‘I’m going
strength and energy to give saul of the virtual hometown boy. the to need surgery before I fight For which we can all be truly
alvarez a fight and his adoring third official was a tad over-the- again.’ that he would like to be in thankful.
top at 116-112 — but what the hell!

Daily Mail, Monday, September 19, 2022 Rugby Union 67

Not giving in: Chris Foy WORLD
Tom Dodd and OF RUGBY
Valery
Molorov team NORTHAMPTON are showing
up as Eddie the way for a sport which
Jones observes needs to abandon secrecy and
bare its soul to create more
REX box-office appeal.
The Saints have released
another short, behind-the- Rugby is crying
scenes film — the third the out for a Drive to
club have produced — which Survive project
allows viewers to see Phil
Taking a stand: Dowson’s squad undertake the talking, nerves and tension, tour of South Africa provided
Worcester staff gruelling pre-season ‘Blakiston elation and dejection, the the blueprint for this genre,
and supporters Challenge’, named after physical toll and the collective but subsequent versions
let their fury at former captain and war hero spirit. Rugby’s confrontational became too commercialised
their owners Sir Arthur Blakiston. It follows intensity would create no end and sanitised.
be known two previous films which of compelling content. At least Andy Farrell’s iconic
focused on Northampton’s Think of all the bitter rivalries, ‘Hurt Arena’ address to the
GETTY IMAGES/REX quest to reach the 2022 the training-ground fights and British and Irish squad in 2013
Premiership final. all the other warts-and-all cut through all the branding
These impressive productions elements which are kept out of and polish. Viewers won’t be
by the Saints provide the sort sight, but could allow the drawn to content which isn’t
of insight which is too often wider public to understand raw and real.
lacking in a game so used to what makes the leading Formula One has been
keeping its true nature hidden. protagonists tick. transformed by the Drive to
They should be seized upon as Look at Lewis Ludlam’s fired-up Survive series and rugby
an example of what can be speeches to his fellow Saints in needs a similar boost.
done to raise interest levels the club’s films for an example It is a mystery why Saracens’
outside of the traditional, of the passionate commitment redemption story didn’t end up
ageing supporter which would resonate. as a documentary; from
demographic. Dan Biggar is another relegation in disgrace to a title
Rugby has all the ingredients prominent voice and the Wales near-miss on their first season
for the sort of documentary captain is cut from the same back in the Premiership. That
series which have become cloth, as someone who inspires would have been classic
such a familiar staple on the with his words, as well as his sporting drama.
likes of Netflix and Amazon deeds. There’s plenty of Let people see the beating
Prime. The uninitiated could swearing — bleeped out — but heart of the sport and it would
become hooked if they were that’s the reality of rugby take off with a new audience.
given a glimpse of the raw changing rooms. Rugby needs to sell itself.
human emotion on which the The famous Living With Lions Northampton are showing the
game is founded. documentary from the 1997 way forward.
Take people through the door
and into those inner sanctums
where it is fiery and
unvarnished; into changing
rooms before kick-off and after
games, to witness the tough

Double blow for Leeds as key MARCUS SMITH’S (right) non-appearance at The Stoop
for the derby against Saracens further highlights the
farcical problem of fixture congestion — and overlap
between Test and club rugby — which continues to
diminish the ‘product’ for supporters.
The problem of player availability and vital rest periods is
not a new one, and there is no immediate prospect of a
solution which allows clubs to operate at full strength far
more often.
The only way to reduce the number of matches, to
eradicate the spectre of weakened line-ups, is to find
ways for the domestic game to be more financially viable.
Everyone is scrabbling for their slice of a financial pie
which just isn’t big enough to go around. So there have to
be compromises, which means top-end club fixtures are
too often blighted by the absence of the marquee players.
Perhaps clubs could play less and charge more for entry,
but that won’t go down well in the midst of a cost-of-living
crisis. English rugby is not about to embrace a central-
contracts revolution, so the reality is that it will continue
to blunder along with messy compromises.

men ruled out of Grand Final THESE are early days, but Sale THE LAST WORD NIGEL OWENS has voiced to play on. Time-wasting
are top of the Premiership support for French is a blight on the game
LEEDS RHINOS have been dealt a RUGBY LEAGUE table with maximum points and referee Mathieu Raynal and must be eradicated.
devastating double blow after they have the credentials to and hopefully the Raynal’s actions were
Aidan Sezer and Morgan Gannon By ROSS HEPPENSTALL emerge as genuine title Welshman’s intervention criticised as harsh and
were ruled out of Saturday’s Grand challengers. Alex Sanderson is will balance out so much unprecedented, but they
Final against St Helens with heavy concussion sustained in the able to deploy a big, tough Anglo- noisy outrage Down must serve as a
concussion. win at Catalans the week before. South African pack which should Under. Australia were precedent for consistent
Key playmaker Sezer was forced off Smith said: ‘Aidan is shattered. He be a match for any rival unit and denied victory over the action on this critical
with a head injury after being feels healthy but is clearly the Sharks recruited well, with All Blacks in Melbourne issue. The official deserves
poleaxed by England forward John disappointed to be missing out. the additions of Jonny Hill and last Thursday when their credit for taking an
Bateman during Friday’s play-off ‘Morgan won’t be playing either. We Tom O’Flaherty from Exeter. fly-half, Bernard Foley important stand, not
semi-final win at Wigan Warriors. won’t accelerate any return to play Crucially, they are functioning was penalised for time- damnation from one-
Bateman was shown a straight red given he’s an 18-year-old boy and well without another new signing, wasting as his side strove eyed pundits. Now, the
card and is set to earn a ban which this was his second head knock of George Ford, and his availability to protect a narrow lead. Rugby Championship is
would rule him out of at least part the season. Looking after young in December or early January From the attacking scrum heading for a grandstand
of England’s World Cup campaign. players is something I feel very should give them fresh, mid- they were awarded, the finish and if Australia can
Leeds coach Rohan Smith strongly about.’ season impetus. In the mean- Kiwis snatched victory harness their sense of
yesterday confirmed Sezer had Leeds’ star centre Harry Newman, time, having the England fly-half with a Jordie Barrett try. injustice at Eden Park on
failed his Head Injury Assessment 22, will also miss the Grand Final around — with all his game- Raynal has been Saturday, they might just
and would miss the title decider. and World Cup after suffering a management nous — will be like castigated, but he was put up enough of a fight
Highly-rated back-rower Gannon, setback in his rehabilitation from a acquiring another pedigree absolutely right after to allow the Springboks
18, will also be out as he is still hamstring injury. attack coach. repeatedly urging Foley to take the title.
experiencing symptoms from a

68 ENGLAND IN PAKISTAN Daily Mail, Monday, September 19, 2022

Introducing

I’m so proudMOEENALI
Sportsmail’s new bold to be leading
and outspoken columnist England in

W HEN my grandfather Shafayat
came to England from Pakistan
after the Second World War, I doubt
even he would have imagined
that his grandson would return
to the country of his heritage and represent
his adopted country as a professional
sportsman.

I have been privileged enough to do many overseas trips
as an England cricketer from Australia to South Africa
to the Caribbean but this tour to Pakistan might be the
most special of the lot.
It is going to be memorable playing in front of the the land of

Pakistani crowds and also an immense honour to deputise
for Jos Buttler, while he recovers from injury, and captain
England.

For those who do not know, my family background is
both English and Pakistani. In fact, my late grandmother
was called Betty Cox but I reckon the cricketing side of me
definitely comes from my Pakistani side. I grew up playing
the game with a taped up ball like they do in Pakistan and
my dad always says I have had that Asian style of playing
the game without any fear. my heritage

Indeed, it is the first time an England men’s side has
come to Pakistan since 2005. I was 18 then. I’m 35 now and
I must admit I have been looking forward to this trip for a
long time. The fact that England are here is huge and it
definitely feels like there is something to it.

Quite a few of the squad, including myself, have played in
the PSL (Pakistan’s T20 competition) and trust me, the
love and the passion for the game in this area of the world
is second to none. I have been here a few times now
but sharing this journey with Adil Rashid, who is also of
Pakistani heritage, was a particularly proud moment.
It was a real pinch-me moment when we got off the MOEEN ALI EXCLUSIVE
plane at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi in our
England gear.
This country holds a special place in my heart,
for it was here where my mother was born
and it was in Karachi where my dad and
his twin brother had their lives donation as players to the escorted by an armed convoy to the is some extra responsibility on my shoulders
saved by a doctor D i s a s t e r s E m e r g e n c y team hotel. as one of the seniors but it is something I am
when they were Committee’s appeal. of course, this tour is important for cricket looking forward to. As long as I play my best
seven months We arrived in the hustle and it is also crucial for us as a side. Seven cricket, that is all that matters.
old. and bustle of Karachi on T20s will be a stern test in these conditions It is not a full-strength squad out here but
They fell ill Thursday morning. over and a good pointer for where we are, ahead it is an exciting squad with experience and
in the village here, they have granted of the World Cup in Australia next month. lots of young talent. With seven games,
of Dadyal us VVIP protection — the our side has undergone some change since there is plenty of opportunity for someone
which is in level given to heads of state last year’s agonising defeat to New Zealand to thrive. I’m delighted for Tom Helm who
Kashmir. Back — so straight from the plane, in the World Cup semi-final and the retire- was excellent for us in the Hundred and it is
then, Dadyal we were escorted into ment of Eoin morgan and the freak injury to good to see olly Stone fit and firing again. It
was a basic vil- bulletproof buses and Jonny Bairstow means that personally, there is great to see some new faces and some of
lage and both the older faces back with the squad, like
my father and Chris Woakes and mark Wood.
uncle were I’m looking forward to seeing Alex Hales
taken to Kara- THE STORY OF MOEEN’S CAREER SO FAR... play. He is a gun player with experience of

chi for medical n BORN and raised in n FLOURISHED at New Road, leading to performing in Pakistan and Australia and as
help. Sparkhill, Birmingham, England debuts across all formats in 2014. Jos said in the first press conference, we
discussed internally and no one had any
We are hoping we can where his grandfather
raise the morale of the country by issues with his recall. What’s done is done
playing cricket in times of married an English woman n REACHED his Test high-score of 155* and we are looking forward to seeing him
difficulty, with the devastating after emigrating from perform in an England shirt again.
floods that have sadly affected Pakistan. in a memorable innings against Sri
Pakistan. It is a great initiative n SIGNED for Warwickshire Lanka in 2016. Touring life can be tough, especially when
by the ECB to match our aged 15 and made his First-Class we are restricted to the hotels and grounds
debut two years later in 2005. n CLAIMED the first Test hat-trick at the like we are here and being away from family
Going big: Moeen Ali Oval against South Africa in 2017. is challenging. The hardest part is saying
will be looking to hit n JOINED rivals Worcestershire goodbye to my family and my two kids —
the heights in Pakistan in 2007 after seeing first team n PART of England’s World Cup winning Abu Bakr and Haadhiya. They are old
opportunities limited. side in 2019, playing five matches. enough now and they get why their dad
GETTY IMAGES has to leave home, but no matter how
n BECAME England’s first Asian-origin many times we do it in this job, it is never
captain since 2003 in 2021.

Player-coach roles mooted for veterans Anderson

JImmy ANDERSoN and Stuart RICHARD GIBSON Zealand in February, which sits tactical input. The end of the a new head of selection, with the
Broad could finish their Test outside of international cricket’s international home summer has closing date for applications for
careers in player-coach roles in Karachi Future Tours Programme. coincided with mcCullum and his the position the end of next week.
under plans to thin England’s Without World Test white-ball counterpart matthew Key is with the Twenty20 squad
backroom staff. permanently replace the outgoing Championship points on the line, mott choosing those that work but will return home to finalise
A locum bowling coach from the Jon Lewis. the selectors may be more under them. that appointment before the
county game is being sought to mcCullum is known to want a inclined to rotate Anderson, 40, Paul Collingwood, marcus seven-match series moves to
help prepare for England’s next streamlining of the support staff and Broad, 36, leaving the one sat Trescothick and Jeetan Patel Lahore. meanwhile, Sam Curran
series here in Pakistan — a within the Test environment, and out to help oversee net practice. appear set to continue as has acknowledged that a strong
pre-tour training camp will be with Lewis returning to work Both men have drawn praise from assistants with the Test team, Twenty20 series against Pakistan
held in Abu Dhabi in November. within the ECB’s pathway system, mcCullum and captain Ben while mott has recruited David could seal his return for
But Sportsmail understands that it would mean a duo who have Stokes for the way they have Saker and mike Hussey for the December’s three Tests.
coach Brendon mcCullum’s shared 997 Test wickets when passed on their knowledge in the next two months of limited-overs The Surrey all-rounder made the
preference in the longer term is to playing together grooming their dressing room and on his return cricket. last of his 24 appearances 13
use the expertise of the team’s successors. to the fold last month, ollie Rob Key, England’s managing months ago in the innings win
veteran seamers rather than Such a process could be trialled Robinson paid tribute to their director, is also looking to appoint over India at Headingley.
on the two-Test tour of New

Daily Mail, Monday, September 19, 2022

Having a ball: 69
Moeen Ali
enjoys a practice Host of English
session in Karachi stars to cash in
on South Africa
GETTY IMAGES T20 franchise

EXCLUSIVE
By LAWRENCE BOOTH

CrICkET will today take another
huge step down the T20 franchise route
when more than 50 English players are
auctioned for a new tournament in
South Africa — with Graeme Smith
hoping it will grow to become second
only on the global stage to the IPL.
Smith, who captained South Africa in a
world-record 108 Tests and is commis-
sioner of the new SA20 league, insisted
the competition would provide the sport
in his country with a financial lifeline.
And he warned that domestic leagues
around the world were only going to get
stronger, at a time when many fear for
the future of the international game.
Five of the competition’s 22 pre-signed
players are English, with the likes of
Jos Buttler and Liam Livingstone set to
earn close to £450,000; Sam Curran,
reece Topley and Moeen Ali make up
the quintet.
Four others — Eoin Morgan, Jason roy,
Tymal Mills and Adil rashid — are in an
eight-strong top tier of players up for Top pick: all-rounder Sam Curran is one

sale in Cape Town to the six franchises, of the SA20’s pre-signed players GETTY IMAGES
who are all bankrolled by
companies that own teams T20 tournament in the UAE South Africa early next year,
in the IPL. Those four will — could eclipse all rivals bar though Smith said every
each pick up at least the IPL, he replied: ‘That is effort would be made to
£85,000. one of our beliefs, that we avoid a direct clash.
In all, 318 cricketers of can position it that way.’ But he added cricket’s
13 nationalities — though The cash-strapped South administrators needed to
none from India — hope to African board have been work out how to allow the
form part of the six 17-man criticised for prioritising co-existence of T20 leagues
squads. the tournament over the and the international game,
‘It’s very important for international game, with s a y i n g : ‘ D o e s c r i c k e t
a nation like South Africa their ODI team sacrificing become more like a football
to own something that, a three -match series in model, where it gets domes-
easy. This is the start of a busy winter sched- conversations with Baz and he is a guy who commercially, could be a Australia to ensure the tic-based, with a period for
ule that sees England playing in Pakistan, is very tough to say no to! But I have got to big thing,’ Smith told availability of the best international cricket and
Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and be honest with myself, I retired from Test Sportsmail. ‘Cricket in talent for the SA20. events like World Cups?’
Bangladesh. I will also be playing in the cricket for a range of reasons. South Africa has lost a bit of But Smith said attempts He also played down
new UAE T20 franchise league which starts its gravitas. to reschedule the ODIs had concerns about the influx of
in January. I have not yet decided so let’s see. It is still ‘What world cricket doesn’t not been reciprocated by private capital, with the
a few months away but at the moment, my need is for South Africa to Australia, and suggested it SA20 effectively becoming a
There has been some talk in the media focus is on the opportunity immediately in fall back. To keep that was unfair that his country satellite event owned by the
about the Test tour to Pakistan in Decem- front of us to prepare and give ourselves the strength, there had to be regularly missed out on a IPL and broadcast to huge
ber. Watching the Test side this summer has best chance of winning another World Cup something South African prime chunk of their home Indian audiences.
been amazing and seeing the way that Baz for England. cricket had that they could summer, when the Austral- ‘These (IPL) brands are
(Brendon McCullum) and Stokesy (Ben grow. Hopefully it will ians regard their Boxing getting stronger,’ he said.
Stokes) have shifted the momentum. It has MOEEN ALI OBE will be writing benefit us like the IPL has Day and New Year Tests in ‘I’ve been really impressed
been a breath of fresh air. exclusively for Sportsmail benefited Indian cricket.’ Melbourne and Sydney as with their care for the game.
throughout England’s tour of Pakistan. Asked if he felt the SA20 immovable feasts. They’re not coming to South
From an outsider looking in, it is exciting You can donate to the Pakistan Floods — which will be held in Jan- The first edition of the Africa on a jolly. They’re
and it is a brand of cricket that fits in exactly Appeal via: dec.org.uk/appeal/pakistan- uary and February, clashing SA20 is likely to coincide here, they’re investing and
with how I like to play my cricket, with free- floods-appeal with Australia’s Big Bash with England’s delayed they want the cricket to be
dom and aggression. League and another new three-match ODI series in successful.’

I know I said I was unretired this summer
after Baz gave me a call. I have had a few

and Broad Kent hero hails ‘legend’ Stevens

However, after recovering from a No olds barred: veteran Darren JOEY EVISON paid tribute to signed Evison — another Evison said it had been
stress fracture of the back that Stevens after Kent’s win ECB ‘Kent legend’ Darren Stevens seam-bowling all-rounder — on ‘absolutely brilliant’ to help
has limited his bowling since, the after helping the county secure loan from Nottinghamshire. He Stevens sign off in style. ‘All the
24-year-old is keen to represent their first one-day trophy in will join the club full-time at the fans were shouting “One more
England as much as possible. 44 years with a 21-run win over end of the season, but in the year” to him, which was nice,’
‘I want to play all formats if I can,’ Lancashire. meantime claimed the match he said. ‘To be playing the way
Curran said. The 46-year-old Stevens had award in Saturday’s Royal he is at 46, he’s been such a
‘I think if you do well in one already been playing first-class London Cup final at Trent Bridge. massive Kent legend. It’s been
format, you can keep that cricket for five summers by the First he hit 97 in an imposing an honour to play with him.
confidence going through to other time Evison was born in 2001, Kent total of 306 for six. Then he ‘The reason I left Notts was
formats. The biggest thing this and is now on the lookout for took two wickets and held a because of opportunities. I had
summer was getting my body another county after Kent superb catch as Lancashire such a good time here, but it
through it when I did. declined to extend his 18-season were restricted to 285, helping was nice to show the Kent fans
‘Whenever that tour comes about, stay at Canterbury. Part of the Kent to their first one-day what I’m made of.’
hopefully my body is in a position reason is because Kent recently silverware since 1978.
that allows me to bowl enough.’ LAWRENCE BOOTH

70 ELIZABETH R 1926-2022 Daily Mail, Monday, September 19, 2022

DAVID GOWER Queen of
all our
Former England cricket captain and TV sports
commentator who was awarded the OBE

I went too far during
lunch at the Palace!

I AM a big royalist, so it was always a huge moment
for me when Her Majesty popped into Lord’s.
Needless to say, she dealt with her duties with her
usual equanimity.
For an England captain invited to introduce his
players to the Queen on the outfield, the etiquette
was simple. She would enter through the Long
Room and be presented to you by the MCC
secretary. You nod, take her down the line, and try
to remember the names.
Keith Fletcher, one of my predecessors, was never
great in that regard, and might have made up a
few, but I think I got away with it.
There have been plenty of stories about who said
what to her during the line-ups. The Australia fast
bowler Dennis Lillee reportedly asked her for an
autograph, while England off-spinner Pat Pocock
requested tickets for the FA Cup final.
During my leadership, everyone seemed on their
best behaviour.
If you weren’t in the field, you might have an
audience with her in the committee room. Prince

Stars unite to share their most
joyous memories of Her Majesty

Style: the Queen tries Gower’s sunglasses in 1994 RACING Floral tributes: the Queen’s statue in Newmarket PA Palace rotunda room is
Trump but even his tummy
Philip was the cricketer in the family, and the Queen John Gosden, who How the Monarch used could not block out the size
didn’t come to Lord’s every year. But she was received an oBe in 2017 and statue to trump Trump of this maquette of the
always impeccable. trained numerous winners Queen and the mare and foal
Once, I was lucky enough to be invited to the in the royal colours, recounts talk about other things. We done of the statue and the sitting on the round table.’
Palace. The Queen used to do these intimate one visit from the Queen were very privileged.’ Queen was presented with
lunches for seven or eight guests, and it was all with great fondness. one in the house here. Ian Balding, who like
very relaxed. She played a full part in conversation. Gosden also revealed how Gosden was a long-time
We had people from every walk of life and you ‘I remember very well that a gift for the Queen featured ‘she immediately said, “I trainer for the Queen, recalls
discussed all things under the sun. we presented all our horses in one prominent Us Presi- know where that is going” when misinformation
She was very interested in everyone, and always to her three years ago and dential visit. and there was a state visit earned him a swift riposte
well briefed. There was a jockey present, and we then she said she would like from President Trump a few from racing’s most famous
discussed helmets — for riding and batting. to see enable,’ said Gosden. ‘We set up a statue of the days later. of course, Trump ambassador.
I remember taking it a little bit too far with the ‘Frankie dettori was here Queen standing with a mare liked to stand rather largely
gory details about what happens if one gets hit and he decided to be master and a foal at the top of in front of everybody and he said: ‘I can remember
without one. The general agreement was, ‘Well, of ceremonies. so, enable newmarket and there were there in the Buckingham writing to her one time, as I
let’s move on from there. It sounds as though it’s was walking round, and maquettes (scale models) had read that she had given
much better to wear one…’ Frankie looked at the filly up riding and I knew how it
One year, I arrived in Barbados and was met by a and said, “You may think would upset her. so, I wrote
message inviting me to drinks and dinner on the you are the Queen, but that and said, “I’m so sorry Ma’am
Royal Yacht Britannia. I was not exactly prepared, is the real Queen!” that you have had to give up
and had to borrow a dinner suit, some size-nine riding and I feel for you”.
black shoes, and try to look the part. I presented ‘The Queen had a great
myself at the docks in Bridgetown, among the great feel for horses, she would ‘Anyway, I had a reply,
and good of Barbados, including Clyde Walcott and love to see all the foals and literally by return of post,
Everton Weekes, with the ladies wearing gloves up yearlings and she was saying, “I have not given up
to their elbows and beyond. passionate about the breed. riding”, so I was delighted
I walked up the gangplank, where the welcoming It was her joy and relaxa- by that.
party was Her Majesty and Prince Philip. Her first tion. The trainers would call
words were, ‘Oh, what are you doing here?’ The at 10am and you were given ‘It was lovely if you hap-
implication, I like to think, was that it was someone your slot to talk to the pened to have a winner for
she recognised. Queen about her runners. the Queen as you could see
the pleasure and the excite-
LAWRENCE BOOTH ‘They were always wonder- ment. I couldn’t begin to tell
ful conversations because you how important she has
you would talk about the been to the racing world.’
horse and the race and then
Richard hughes rode 51
winners for her Majesty and
trained his first winner in
her colours when Patchwork

I WAs privileged to meet the We were greeted by pack of corgis after World Cup
Queen on several occasions but
three stand out and I feel incredi- SIR CLIVE WOODWARD corgis is true — they’re everywhere! very touched at being part of this
bly lucky to be able to say that. I genuinely felt like the Queen extraordinary occasion. From my
Knighted by the Queen after winning 2003 World Cup enjoyed that day. she was in her perspective, it was something I
The first was in november 1980 element hosting the england team. could never have dreamed of and
when I played in a centenary a service family, my father being a two massive doors with Martin Many people have commented on something you never ever forget.
match to mark the 100th anniver- pilot in the RAF. I remember think- Johnson, the captain, and what how welcoming she was and I can
sary of the Welsh Rugby Union at ing to myself, ‘Wow, I cannot was funny was there was this attest to that. she had a great way The following year, I was incredi-
Cardiff Arms Park. believe this is happening.’ I’ve moment which was very similar to with the players and she went out bly fortunate to be knighted.
never forgotten that moment of the video in which the Queen met of her way to speak to the players’
I was in an england and Wales shaking hands with the Queen and daniel Craig as part of the 2012 partners which really was special When it came to my turn, I was
combined team and we faced an I know how proud my family were. olympics. someone announced as I know how much it meant to delighted the Queen was in attend-
opposition made up of the best the Queen was coming, the doors Jayne my wife. ance. My three children were
from Ireland and scotland. I was More than two decades later, we opened but before she arrived, allowed to attend and it is some-
in the same back-line as Welsh were able to celebrate england’s about four or five corgis ran out After winning the World Cup, it thing they still talk about.
greats like JPR Williams and Terry World Cup win at Buckingham first! What they say about the really added an extra dimension to
holmes. That was big enough in Palace. I was stood at the front of the success by presenting the The Queen’s service to this
itself as it was my first year of trophy to the Queen. she had country has been nothing short of
international rugby but it was so achieved so much but was clearly remarkable and I feel very lucky to
surreal when we were introduced have shared a handful of moments
to the Queen before kick-off. with her.

I was in my early 20s, I was from

Daily Mail, Monday, September 19, 2022 71

Victorious: LAWRIE
the Queen and McMENEMY
John Warren
celebrate Former guardsman and manager
Estimate’s of FA Cup winners Southampton
Royal Ascot
win in 2013 I was so lucky to
have chances to
MARK LARGE get so close to her

won at Redcar in 2017. LORD COE Her Majesty’s Olympic I WAS a teenager when I reported for
‘Having a winner for the National Service and the man on the
Queen was like having 10 Double Olympic champion desk took one look at me standing over
winners. I’m very privileged six feet tall and decided it was the
and lucky to have trained for arrival in 2012 is iconicand athletics chief Guards for me. I landed in the first bat-
such a wonderful woman.’ talion of the Coldstream Guards based
I CAN say with some supporters of the London right, down to looking out of at Chelsea Barracks and we worked reg-
Just two days before her confidence that the Queen Olympics as an important IOC the helicopter’s gaping hole ularly at Buckingham Palace.
passing on September 8, the was a huge champion of member. So was the Queen. to check it was safe for her to
Queen celebrated her final British sport. Over her long She hosted the IOC Evaluation parachute out. Sometimes at the front of the palace
winner, Love Affairs at Good- reign, she worked in her quiet Commission while we were I was sitting next to the new — outside the gates in those days so
wood, with racing manager and diligent way behind the still vying to host the Games in King, the now Prince of Wales members of the public would stand next
John Warren. scenes to promote the 2012. She even waved the and Duke of Sussex during the to you and take photographs — we would
prospects of generations of commission members ceremony. None of them have to present arms when the Royal
He revealed that even in athletes. goodbye from the balcony. knew what was about to family came out in their limousines.
the week of her death, Her My association with Her But nothing could beat her unfold. So when the sequence
Majesty was still strategising Majesty goes back to when contribution to the opening began with the corgis running On guard in the gardens behind the
and planning future she and the Duke of Edinburgh ceremony, when she greeted into shot, Charles looked at house, out of sight of the public, it was a
targets for her horses. hosted those of us who set James Bond at her desk and me and laughed somewhat bit more relaxed and, now and then, one
world records in British vests, arrived at the stadium by apprehensively. Then the of the Royals would come out for a walk
Warren said: ‘She was in and I can attest to the fact helicopter. camera cut to Her Majesty’s or a cup of tea. When the Queen came
such a healthy state of mind that she took the keenest I can tell you I was a little back. Nobody believed it was out, you would present arms, and she
and in tremendous form. possible interest in what we nervous about this whole actually her. would smile and give you a nod and say
We sat there for hours were all doing. concept when Danny Boyle As the stadium roared its ‘Good afternoon’ or something like that.
strategising and making Her empathetic appreciation put it to me. realisation that it was the
plans. I think the nicest can only have been helped by Would the Queen even Queen, I heard two voices Once, I was on evening duty there and
thing for me is to know that Princess Anne’s own acquiesce to it? I knew these behind me exclaim: ‘Go, probably a little too relaxed when a door
she was surrounded by her achievements in scenes had to be done in the Grannie!’ What a moment. It opened and out came Prince Philip. It
family members. equestrianism. Of course, the most affectionate and set the tone for the whole caught me completely by surprise and I
Princess Royal, as she became, sensitive way — something fortnight’s carnival of sport. started to get myself together and
‘I left her on Monday after- was one of the great Daniel Craig got absolutely present arms. He looked at me, gave me
noon, the Prime Ministers JONATHAN McEVOY a smile and a wink and told me to keep
were coming on the Tues- quiet. I think he was off out.
day and she had a winner on
that day. That evening she Many years later, in 1976, the Queen
was in really good form, attended the FA Cup final when my
delighted she had had a Southampton team beat Manchester
winner, and she talked United at Wembley. The managers did
about the Prime Ministers not go up the steps to the Royal Box in
coming in and out.’ those days so I looked up as she handed
the Cup to our captain, Peter Rodrigues,
SAM TURNER and saw our directors standing proudly
beside her with tears in their eyes.

Peter still says it was the best moment
of his life. The Queen wore a royal blue
coat and hat, similar to the blue in the
strip we were wearing to avoid a colour
clash with United. Peter smiled as he
said to her, ‘I hope people don’t think
you were on our side’.

The day I received an MBE for services
to football and charity in 2006, the Queen
presented the honours. I walked towards
her, she pinned the medal on my jacket
and we had a few words.

She mentioned football and I reminded
her she had been at Wembley when we
won the Cup. It was the last final she
ever attended and I said, ‘It wasn’t that
bad was it, Ma’am?’ She had a good
laugh about that, and she was quite sur-
prised when I told her that I used to
stand outside the palace on guard.

I was very lucky to have those opportu-
nities to get close to the Queen. She had
an aura about her without ever giving
you the impression she was the boss or
anything like it.

I’ve met plenty of people in the public
eye who think they are bigger and better
than others, and here was the most
famous woman in the world able to hold
you in a nice conversation and make you
feel for a few moments as if it was like
any other normal encounter between
two people who had never met.

MATT BARLOW

VIRGINIA WADE will rise early at her She inspired me to win Wimbledon
home in New York today to watch the
Queen’s funeral, having been glued to VIRGINIA WADE one and only chance and I’m going to Royal approval: Wade with the Queen
the extensive coverage of events in win”. So I had this destiny in a way.
America, which has long since been 1977 Wimbledon winner and OBE ‘It’s humbling to reflect I am the only the world and she was totally down to
her home. tennis player to have been presented a earth,’ said Wade. ‘She had a very good
Her Majesty was famously present in the with copious tears. Tennis took a back winner’s trophy by the Queen since, I sense of humour and she was very
Royal Box in the silver Jubilee year of seat,’ said the three-time Grand Slam think, Althea Gibson (in 1957). I believe warm, but I don’t think she could take
1977 when Wade became the last British champion. ‘It was surreal winning in anyone who had any interaction with any nonsense.’
woman to win the Wimbledon singles front of her and knowing she would be the Queen would remember it for ever.’
title, handing the trophy to the then in attendance was motivating to me. Queen Elizabeth was not a huge tennis MIKE DICKSON
32-year-old. ‘The interaction with her was fan but made one of her rare visits to
Wade even curtailed her visits to this extraordinarily special. I heard the Wimbledon in 2010, where she had lunch
month’s US Open after news of her Queen was coming and I said to myself, with Wade and several other former top
death emerged on the second Thursday “I’m going to be there. It might be my British players such as Roger Taylor.
of the tournament. ‘She was the most important woman in
‘Once the Queen passed away, I was
simply glued to the screen watching

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I’m so proud to be leading England in Pakistan

SPORTSMAIL’S BRILLIANT NEW COLUMNIST MOEEN ALI: PAGES 68-69

BACK ON TOP!
Gunners beat
Brentford to
return to
Premier
League
summit

ADRIAN KAJUMBA BRENTFORD...0 Merry dance:
ARSENAL.......3 Arsenal’s Gabriel
at the Gtech Community Stadium Jesus enjoys his
goal yesterday
ARSENAL returned to
the top of the table GETTY IMAGES
with a 3-0 victory at
Brentford yesterday —
and introduced the
Premier League’s
youngest player in
the process.

Ethan Nwaneri, aged 15
years and 181 days, came
on in the closing moments
to break the record set by
Harvey Elliott for Fulham in 2019.
Arsenal were home and dry by then
thanks to goals from William Saliba,
Gabriel Jesus and Fabio Vieira.

Boss Mikel Arteta said of Nwaneri’s
selection: ‘I told him yesterday that I
wanted him to experience how it is to
be in the team hotel, do a preparation,
and that he had to be ready. The boy
just looks in your eyes and he’s ready.’

In yesterday’s other match, Everton
beat West Ham 1-0 to record their first

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Born ready:
YOUNG GUN Ethan
AND HE’S Nwaneri in
ONLY . . . action for
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Brentford
Arsenal’s Ethan Nwaneri yesterday
makes history as he
becomes youngest REUTERS
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THE VERDICT:PREMIER LEAGUE

Arteta: We were
desperate to go
back to the top

MIKEL ARTETA revealed ADRIAN KAJUMBA Feeling Fab: Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta (left) enjoys new signing Fabio Vieira’s sensational
Arsenal are determined
to prove their title at the Gtech
credentials and were Community Stadium
fired up at Brentford by
losing top spot 24 hours moments and you have
earlier. to go through those
Wins for Manchester City moments. Then days like
and Tottenham saw today happen and
Arsenal fall to third but everyone is really
they responded happy in the dressing
emphatically with a room with the way we
convincing 3-0 win at played. We are enjoying
Brentford to reclaim our football and it is
pole position. another step.’
Arteta is not shying away Meanwhile, Thomas
from talk of Arsenal Frank reiterated his
being among the teams commitment to
in contention to win the Brentford after being
league. He said: ‘You can linked with Leicester,
ask me every day. Today where Brendan Rodgers
we are top of the is under growing
league, I am so happy. scrutiny, having also
‘On Saturday I was so been mentioned as a
annoyed because we potential successor to
lost it and we used that Graham Potter at
to want to get back Brighton before the
there and show that we Seagulls swooped for
want to be there. Roberto de Zerbi.
‘That is what we are Frank said: ‘Very simple
going to do — push to be answer. I’m here at
the best we can be. That Brentford, very happy.’
is the aim. The table Asked if the Leicester
won’t lie after 38 games link was a distraction for
normally.’ him or his squad, Frank
Goals from William said: ‘I can’t speak for
Saliba, Gabriel Jesus and the players, but I’m
Fabio Vieira, on his full reading very little of
Premier League debut, these rumours.
earned Arsenal their ‘I’ve been told to
revenge after they were be a little
humbled at Brentford on aware of it
the opening day last if I get
season. ‘A lot of people questions
described last season and of
here as a bad day, an course it’s
embarrassing day. I nice to be
looked at it as a good linked with it
character-building day,’ because it
Arteta added. means we’ve
‘You want to become a done something
different team, you have well here. That’s
to learn from those positive.’

MARTIN 0 Vieira on song for
SAMUEL glorious Gunners

Chief Sports Writer
at the Gtech
Community Stadium

BRENTFORD

ARSENAL 3
Saliba 17
Jesus 28
Vieira 49

T HEY are a supersti- Midfielder hits screamer worthy of his namesake
tious lot, football
people. So the sight Mikel Arteta has them edging called into the England squad; the inside of a post. The visiting fans game of the 2021-22 season, and
of a player called towards former glories, even if few first Brentford man to be so recog- immediately dusted off a favourite Toney implied it had been easy.
Vieira scoring for are seeing beyond Manchester nised since Les Smith in 1939. old song about a chap called
Arsenal in an imperious City and Erling Haaland for the Vieira, who came to Arsenal from ‘Nice kickabout with the boys,’
performance that returns title, no matter who leads. So Arsenal establishing a com- foreign lands, Portugal perfectly he tweeted. He may be regretting
them to the top of the manding 2-0 lead by half-time was fitting the line where Senegal used that jibe despite the positive turn
table is going to have a For now, though, City still have a impressive. Fabio Vieira, on his to be. Just as well he didn’t arrive in his personal circumstances.
lot read into it. little catching up to do. Arsenal first Premier League start, put the from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
are a point clear going into the outcome beyond doubt four min- It will have been remembered by
Yet why not? Here was another international break and this was utes into the second half. Bukayo It was also the signal for some plenty in the Arsenal ranks and
display that suggests Arsenal an impressive result. The cynical Saka slipped the ball inside to him mockery for Toney, whose com- those who were unaware or had
have the mettle to contend, and will claim it’s only Brentford, but and the Portuguese midfielder — mentary on social media the last forgotten will most certainly have
certainly the strength to finish in Thomas Frank’s team started the recruited from Porto this summer time this fixture was played is still been reminded. The fans directed
the top four and return to the day in the top half of the league — hit a shot that beat goalkeeper recalled in north London. Brent- their songs in his direction. ‘Ivan
Champions League, qualities that and with Ivan Toney recently David Raya and went in off the ford won 2-0 that day, the first Toney — it’s a stroll in the park,’
used to be taken for granted under they crowed. They were right,
Arsene Wenger. So at the very least

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the eye and I knew
he was ready’

long-range finish (main) REUTERS/GETTY IMAGES FOR a brief moment it looked By ADRIAN KAJUMBA
like Ethan Nwaneri would slip
too. Brentford were disappointing. has the potential to be an out- stoppage time was signalled, off quietly to Arsenal’s dressing Odegaard, and then I had that
And the margin could have been standing player for the club. Mikel Arteta introduced Ethan room after making Premier feeling if the opportunity could
greater. Gabriel Jesus went on a Nwaneri for Vieira, at 15 years and League history. come that I was going to do it. I
fine run only for his shot to be So Arsenal set about Brentford 181 days the youngest player in But his team-mates were not told him he was going to be with
saved by Raya after 57 minutes, with purpose. They were a physical Premier League history, taking the about to let his incredible us and that I want him to
while a lovely passing move match and technically superior and mantle claimed by Harvey Elliott moment — becoming the experience how it is to be in the
involving Granit Xhaka, Gabriel their danger in the air is perhaps — 16 years and 30 days — for league’s youngest player aged hotel, to do a preparation for
Martinelli and Jesus ended with their most underrated quality. Fulham against Wolves in 2019. 15 years and 181 days — pass the game, to be around the boys
Bukayo Saka forcing an excellent without a deserved fanfare. and that he had to be ready.’
stop from Raya on 66 minutes. In the 17th minute, a lovely cor- To put this into perspective, Following Nwaneri’s added-time Nwaneri, who was born after
ner from Saka on the right was Nwaneri wasn’t born when the cameo, goalkeeper Aaron the Emirates opened in
Yet forget the notion that this met by Saliba with a glancing club left Highbury. He is Arsenal’s Ramsdale beckoned back the 2006 and has to get ready in a
was a straightforward game for header. It was a tight angle, but first Emirates baby. ‘School in the youngster, the first aged under separate changing room
Arsenal, whose last league result beautifully directed. The ball morning, he’s going to school in 16 to play in the division, as he to his adult team-mates, only
was the 3-1 defeat by Manchester struck the far post and was palmed the morning,’ sung the Arsenal headed for the tunnel. got one touch in his few minutes
United. All eyes were on them here out by Raya, but not before it had supporters. They were wrong, of With his arm around Nwaneri’s on the pitch but a string of
and victory was no foregone con- crossed the line by some distance. course — but only because the shoulder, Ramsdale walked him records tumbled when he
clusion. Brentford can be difficult Referee David Coote was duly schools aren’t open on the occa- towards the Arsenal fans so he came on.
as United and Leeds have found, alerted by his magic watch and sion of the monarch’s funeral. could sample the acclaim for He also became Arsenal’s
and Arsenal, beaten and second the goal was given. victory as well as his first youngest Premier League
best last time, were now without Nwaneri didn’t touch the ball in senior minutes. player, a record held by Jack
captain Martin Odegaard and Then, 11 minutes later, Arsenal any meaningful way during his An extra cheer went up after Wilshere at 16 years and 256
Oleksandr Zinchenko, a revelation took very firm control. Xhaka and stoppage-time minutes but that Ramsdale and then Gabriel days, and the youngest player in
at full back since his move from Kieran Tierney exchanged passes doesn’t matter. To be trusted with Martinelli pushed the attacking any competition for the club.
Manchester City. on the left before Xhaka struck a involvement in a team this good at midfielder, who Granit Xhaka That had been Cesc Fabregas,
fine cross, met by Jesus in a foolish his age suggests unique potential. has taken under his wing, who made his first-team
Not to worry. Arsenal are made amount of space. Like Zinchenko, There are just so many reasons to forward so he could be debut aged 16 years and
of sterner stuff these days. They he has blossomed since leaving feel positive about Arsenal right celebrated on his own. 177 days.
were far better at Old Trafford Manchester City and his header now after so long on the periphery. Nwaneri had earned his moment Harvey Elliott, then at Fulham,
than the scoreline suggested and gave Raya no chance. The game The omens, real or imagined, are after a brilliant start to the had held the Premier League
this was an impressive riposte, was pretty much done at that very, very good. season with Arsenal’s academy, record of 16 years and 30 days.
the perfect bounce back. point. Brentford offered little. scoring four goals and setting A pupil at St John’s Prep and
BRENTFORD (5-3-2): Raya 6.5; Hickey 6, up five more in 10 games. He Senior school, Enfield, Nwaneri
A goal up after 17 minutes, lead After 52 minutes, Toney received Jansson 6, Ajer 6, Mee 7.5, Henry 6; Janelt 5.5 made his Under 18s debut in the is also the first player born in
doubled after 28, it could have the shortest of free-kicks, flicked (Onyeka 63min, 6), Jensen 6 (Baptiste 69, 6), 2020-21 season aged 14, scoring 2007 to feature in any of
been worse for Brentford had Mar- the ball up and then struck it on Dasilva 6.5 (Damsgaard 63, 6.5); Mbeumo 6.5 against Reading, and his Under 21 Europe’s top five leagues.
tinelli not slipped at a vital moment the volley, just over the bar. (Wissa 76), Toney 6. bow earlier this month. With both Manchester clubs
after two minutes when Xhaka — Manager: Thomas Frank 6 He trained with the first team on and Liverpool on Nwaneri’s
captain on the day and absolutely It would have been a superb goal Saturday and Mikel Arteta said: trail, handing him a fast-tracked
bossing the game from midfield — but it was a matter of seconds in ARSENAL (4-2-3-1): Ramsdale 6.5; White 7 ‘It was a pure gut feeling. When opportunity is a good way of
put the ball on a plate for him. 90-plus minutes of relative calm. (Tomiyasu 84), Saliba 8, Gabriel 7.5, Tierney 7; I met him, I had that feeling. showing him what may lie
For him, and Brentford, this was a Partey 8 (Lokonga 78), Xhaka 7.5; Saka 7.5 I liked what I saw. I looked him ahead at Arsenal.
Arsenal were on top from that game to forget, and a reminder of (Marquinhos 90), Vieira 7 (Nwaneri 90), in the eye and I knew he was ‘It sends a strong message about
moment, defending well against the step up that international Martinelli 6.5 (Nketiah 78), JESUS 8.5. ready. Per Mertesacker and the who we are as a club,’ Arteta
Toney, and the rest of the front- football will be. Scorers: Saliba 17, Jesus 28, Vieira 49 academy staff are giving me said. ‘That we give opportunities
line. William Saliba, in particular, Booked: Xhaka, Jesus really good information, Edu when there is talent and
For Arsenal, though, it just kept Manager: Mikel Arteta 8 (technical director) as well. personality and players who love
getting better. As four minutes of ‘He has trained a couple of times what they do and when they
Referee: David Coote 6. with us. Yesterday he had to have no fear. The doors are open
come in because we have to explore where they can go.’
injuries, especially to Martin

NWANERI KNOCKS FULHAM KIDS OFF THE TOP

ARSENAL’S Ethan Nwaneri, born in 2007, became the Premier
League’s youngest player yesterday…

PLAYER MATCH AGE
Ethan Nwaneri ARSENAL v Brentford 15 years & 181 days
Harvey Elliott FULHAM v Wolves (2019)
Matthew Briggs FULHAM v Boro (2007) 16 years & 30 days
Isaiah Brown WEST BROM v Wigan (2013) 16 years & 68 days
Aaron Lennon LEEDS v Tottenham (2013) 16 years & 117 days
16 years & 129 days

THE VERDICT:PREMIER LEAGUE

THE PREMIER Some of my players were way below their
LEAGUE IN
SIXTY DAVID MOYES offered a damning assessment DOMINIC KING to get the best out of them and find out a bit
SECONDS of West Ham’s early-season troubles and about them.
bluntly told some of his squad they are at Goodison Park ‘But (here) I found out little bits, mainly
By LEWIS STEELE letting him down. about the players I already knew about. They
Moyes is dismayed by the Hammers’ start to League football as an excuse for West Ham’s were the players in the main who let me
IS KEVIN KING the campaign, which has seen them take just laboured efforts at Goodison Park. down with their play overall.
OF THE ASSISTS? four points out of 21. Instead, he argued the challenge of blending ‘The players who played last year are down
West Ham’s fifth defeat in seven games new faces — married with certain players on their level as well. We had shown signs we
KEVIN DE BRUYNE added dropped them into the bottom three and being out of form — is having a detrimental were getting back to it but I don’t think we
two assists on Saturday to the quality of the performance angered impact on results. did here. When we got into the final third,
take him level with Steven their manager. ‘We had a game on Thursday night, so you it was nearly always the wrong decision.’
Gerrard in the Premier There was no attempt from Moyes to offer have to take that into consideration,’ said To watch Moyes on the touchline, throwing
League list, one behind City the added burden of Europa Conference Moyes. ‘We are trying to put new players in, his hands up to his face in despair and
legend David Silva...
I N those few moments, after the whistle Maupay
RYAN GIGGS 162 ASSISTS had gone and the music began to play, the
spring in Frank Lampard’s step told a very
CESC FABREGAS 111 significant story. everton’s manager has
WAYNE ROONEY 103 been working relentlessly to change the
landscape at Goodison Park and the upshot
has been the return of positive noises emitting
FRANK LAMPARD 102 from a camp that has been synonymous with
DENNIS BERGKAMP 94 division and disappointment. brings
Lampard, though, has spent his life in football
DAVID SILVA 93 and nobody knows better that positivity only remains if

KEVIN DE BRUYNE 92 good results follow. Atmospheres
change when rewards are not
STEVEN GERRARD 92 forthcoming, progress stalls DOMINIC
when points are not put on the KING
217 DE BRUYNE reached board.
Gerrard’s total in 287
matches fewer than it took so, at the seventh time of asking,
Gerrard to get to 92, about it was clear to see what this 1-0
eight seasons’ worth. The triumph over West ham meant to at Goodison Park
Belgian has played 217 Premier
League games. After that Lampard, who marched proudly to relief to
number of games, Giggs had the Gwladys street and shook his
48 assists compared to his 92, fists in delight to the masses
and Gerrard had just 34. behind the goal in which EVERTON 1
Neal Maupay had fizzed in the Maupay 53

decisive strike.
Like the batsman who settles his
nerves by nudging a drive through WEST HAM 0
the covers, everton are up and
BAD WEEK FOR running to leave Leicester as the
COLLINS FAMILY only team in the top flight who are
yet to win. impoverished it all was, the
this was not a classic, by any passage of play between minutes Goodison
means, but for Lampard, its impact 38 and 42 captured it nicely when
was invigorating, relief and elation both sides took it in turns to
rolled into one. surrender possession, treating the
‘It was everything, really,’ said ball as if it was a hot potato and
Lampard. ‘It is a win we feel we refusing to show any poise.
have deserved in house. I was lucky ‘I don’t know how many wrong
last season, as we had a really good decisions we made,’ said Moyes,
record at Goodison after I came in. disbelief leaping from every word.
so the reaction at the end was just they were not alone. When ever-
WHAT a week to forget for natural — a good moment to win ton eventually won a free-kick,
the Collins football family. a game.’ Lampard’s assistant Ashley Cole But West Ham are
On Tuesday, Eamonn Collins’ For David Moyes, however, the dashed out of the technical area woeful as they stay
record of being the emotions could not have been and made a gesture for his for- in bottom three
youngest footballer to play more varied. wards to attack the back post
a UK league match — set in Back at the place that when Anthony Gordon
1980 as a 14-year-old for was once his home, he fired it in. Gordon,
Blackpool — was broken by spoke with the instead, swung the
Christopher Atherton, 13, honesty that was 4 set piece straight
for Northern Irish outfit his trademark out of play.
Glenavon. Then on Saturday when in charge of It really was that
his nephew, Nathan, was everton, unable WITH four points from joyless and what
shown a straight red card
as Wolves lost to City. to conceal the seven games, West Ham made it so sur-

GO ON, MY SON disappointment have made their worst prising was the
of a wretched fact the game half-volley. If Lampard felt relieved
SINCE the start of last term, performance. start to a Premier League was there to be about the win, Maupay was EVERTON (4-1-4-1): Begovic 6.5; Patterson 7,
Son Heung-min has scored season since 2016-17. won — it needed similarly calmed by the goal. Coady 8, TARKOWSKI 8.5, Mykolenko 7;
half of his goals with his left Moyes must Meanwhile, Everton one of these Gueye 7; Gray 7 (Doucoure 81min),
foot and half with his now reflect on a ended a seven-game teams to be asser- he had the chance to become an Onana 7, Iwobi 6.5, Gordon 6 (McNeil 75, 6);
preferred right (13 each). fifth defeat in winless run in tive, to have a little instant hero on his everton debut Maupay 7 (Rondon 89).
Six of those are from outside seven Premier but Alisson denied him in the Scorer: Maupay 53.
the box, as our graphic League fixtures, a the PL. belief, and the likeli- Merseyside derby. At the same end Booked: Coady, Gordon, McNeil.
below shows... of the stadium, redemption arrived Manager: Frank Lampard 7.
sequence out of hood was that oppor- from 18 yards. WEST HAM (4-2-3-1): Fabianski 6; Coufal 6,
7 SON is the seventh man to kilter with the metro- tunities would arrive. Zouma 5, Kehrer 5, Cresswell 5
score a Premier League nomic way West ham collected so it proved. everton took ‘I have to be there to finish,’ said (Emerson 90); Rice 5, Soucek 5; Fornals 5
hat-trick off the bench; points last season and threatened, the initiative and it was no surprise Maupay. ‘I’m just happy for the (Benrahma 62, 6), Paqueta 5
OG Solskjaer (1999, Man Utd) at one stage, to break into the that Demarai Gray lifted the tone. team. It’s been coming. (Cornet 62, 6), Bowen 5: Antonio 5
JF Hasselbaink (2004, Chelsea) Champions League places. they the winger had been buzzing on (Scamacca 69, 6).
R Earnshaw (2005, West Brom) are a team in a state of flux. the fringes but just needed the ‘I wouldn’t say I feel under Booked: Scamacca.
E Adebayor (2008, Arsenal) If only they had started in the right service to cut loose and, in pressure to score. I know my job Manager: David Moyes 5.
R Lukaku (2013, West Brom) manner in which they finished the the 49th minute, he scurried into I have to score. that is why Referee: Michael Oliver 6.
S Naismith (2015, Everton) contest, hemming everton back West ham’s box and curled a shot they brought me in. I needed Attendance: 39,298.
Son H-m (2022, Tottenham). and causing Lampard to hop with that Lukasz Fabianski was able that goal.’
nerves as his overworked defend- to gather. Neal deal:
ers — headed by the outstanding West ham’s goalkeeper was not As did everton. they were tested Maupay
James tarkowski and Conor Coady overly tested to deal with it but late on, such as when said opens his
— hurled themselves into chal- there was a chain reaction and, Benrahma hit the inside of Everton
lenges and refused to buckle. suddenly, there was life in these the post and Maxwell account
‘I don’t think we played well,’ famous old stands and the noise Cornet found the side-
Moyes muttered and nobody lifted considerably — so, too, did netting after going around GETTY IMAGES
needed to challenge that view. the tempo of everton’s play. Asmir Begovic, but they were
Neither side played well in an And in the next attack, they indefatigable and their fans
opening 45 minutes that not even plundered the goal that proved were bouncing by the end.
the most optimistic soul could decisive.
make sound entertaining. Vitaliy Mykolenko rolled a pass the opposite was true for West
Unrelenting tedium is a phrase into Alex Iwobi, who nudged it ham. Moyes, tellingly, offered a
that first comes to mind but, even forward to Maupay. the French- view that some in claret-and-blue
then, it does not feel wholly man’s control saw the ball sit up are letting him down.
appropriate. and, instinctively, he fizzed
to give you an idea of how his drive past Fabianski on the For him to offer such an opinion
in public tells you that behind
closed doors the home truths will
be even starker. they cannot play
like this again.

IN ASSOCIATION WITH

level and let me down, fumes boss Moyes

running them across his head in semi-final, we were challenging until the assurances Dominic Calvert-Lewin has not
exasperation, gave a clear insight into his last 20 minutes of the Premier League for suffered another injury setback. The striker
feelings about how West Ham played in a sixth place. was scheduled to return to action yesterday
game that was settled by Neal Maupay’s ‘Let me tell you we weren’t dropping away following a six-week lay-off due to a knee
53rd-minute half-volley. that far — we were challenging. But I could injury, but the Everton manager had a
‘If you look back then we would say we felt just sense we needed new players. A lot of change of heart.
we were dropping down and we were those players we are talking about played ‘The reason for taking him out was to be
aware of that,’ said Moyes. ‘That’s why we today and I have to say I need them and I sure, with two weeks’ break, we could get
have tried to improve it. need them to play at their best. him fit,’ said Lampard. ‘I didn’t start him and
‘I recognised back in February that we ‘I’m the one who takes responsibility and it might have been risky to put him on.
weren’t quite as strong. We chose not to I’ve got to get those players back at that ‘Hopefully we can have him back at
bring anyone in last January and I could see level quickly. Hopefully we will do that.’ Southampton (on October 1) and with two
it. But the truth is we got to a European Frank Lampard, meanwhile, offered weeks of training he’ll be ready.’

Kicking off: Bold tactics: Italian De Zerbi
Maupay
celebrates De Zerbi
to fans’ takes the
delight reins at
Brighton
REUTERS
By ADRIAN KAJUMBA

Brighton have appointed
roberto de Zerbi as their new
manager replacing graham Potter,
who left for Chelsea last week.
the 43-year-old italian has signed
a four-year deal and will have time
to work with the players during
the international break.
Chairman tony Bloom said: ‘i am
absolutely thrilled roberto has
agreed to become our new head
coach. roberto’s teams play an
exciting and courageous brand of
football and i am confident his
style and tactical approach will
suit our existing squad superbly.’
De Zerbi flew into Sussex on
Friday night and watched a
behind-closed-doors friendly at
the Amex on Saturday afternoon.
Brighton had been wary of the
appointment being hijacked by
Juventus, because the italian
giants are considering sacking
Max Allegri.
Juve have won just twice all
season and not once this month,
leaving Allegri under mounting
scrutiny. he suffered another
setback yesterday when Juventus
lost to bottom-of-the-table
Monza, ramping up the pressure
on their boss, with Juventus
assessing their options.
So Brighton moved quickly to
secure the services of De Zerbi
and announced his appointment
last night.
De Zerbi’s last club was Shakhtar
Donetsk, whom he left in July —
after just over a year at the helm,
including a Super Cup victory and
20 wins in 30 games — due to
russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Before Shakhtar, De Zerbi
impressed at Sassuolo, earning
admiration for his style of play
and tactical awareness — leading
them to successive eighth-place
finishes.
De Zerbi was also manager of
Foggia, Palermo and Benevento,
before his breakthrough success
at Sassuolo from 2018-21.
Brighton had been looking for a
new manager since Potter was
prised away by Chelsea to replace
the sacked thomas tuchel.
Former Brighton captain Andrew
Crofts was named interim
first-team manager with current
player Adam Lallana part of the
coaching staff.
the cancellation of Brighton’s
two games since Potter’s
departure denied them the chance
to take charge of the side in the
Premier League, but gave
chairman Bloom breathing space
to secure De Zerbi.

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watching around globe

» US President Joe Biden

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and honourable’ Queen,
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MONARCHY

Millions fall silent as world bids its

Heads of state join the nation in saying goodbye
in a service to Her Majesty, which she decreed
should not be ‘long and boring’. By Cahal Milmo
Millions of people
across the nation cortège – with the King, his siblings condolences offered to his family.
observed a minute’s and his children following on foot He said ahead of the service: “As we
silence last night to – will make its way from 12.15pm all prepare to say our last farewell,
mark the final hours onwards through Westminster and I wanted simply to take this
before Britain bids farewell to along The Mall past Buckingham opportunity to say thank you to all
Queen Elizabeth II. Palace to the Wellington Arch, those countless people who have
where the coffin will be transferred been such a support and comfort
The culmination of 10 days of to the State Hearse for its journey to my family and myself in this
national mourning will today see the to a burial service in Windsor. time of grief.”
most widely viewed state funeral
in history and what is likely to be Last night’s national moment of The King’s message of gratitude
one of the most-watched events reflection at 8pm was supposed to came as a previously unseen
of all time, with a global television begin and end with the tolling of Big portrait of the Queen smiling with
audience of billions. About 500 Ben. But the bell in the Elizabeth joy was released by Buckingham
world leaders and dignitaries will be Tower of the Palace of Westminster Palace on the eve of her funeral.
among 2,000 mourners led by the also stayed silent.
King and senior royals. The photograph, taken in May
Parliamentary authorities said ahead of the Platinum Jubilee
It was announced last night that they were investigating the problem celebrations, shows the monarch
Prince George, the future king, and as a matter of “urgency”, but beaming brightly at the camera in
his sister Princess Charlotte, will expressed confidence that it would Windsor Castle.
attend their great-grandmother’s be remedied before the funeral
funeral alongside their parents, the procession today. The holding of the minute’s
Prince and Princess of Wales. silence – which was observed
Big Ben will be called upon again inside homes, on doorsteps and
The event is expected to bring as a timekeeper to the solemnity, at formal events from Luton to
up to one million people on to the sounding once a minute while the Blackpool, where the famous tower
streets of central London as a procession charts its route. illuminations were switched off –
funeral procession, in which the came as the final mourners joined
Queen’s coffin will be drawn on a The King, who has travelled the queue to file past the Queen’s
gun carriage by 142 Royal Navy nearly 2,000 miles since his coffin in Westminster Hall.
ratings, makes its way at 10.44am mother’s death on a tour of the
from Westminster Hall to the home nations, and who hosted a After reaching a peak over the
adjoining abbey. reception at Buckingham Palace weekend of more than 24 hours,
last night for visiting world leaders the waiting time yesterday reduced
After the funeral service, the and dignitaries, said he was to about 10 hours of incremental
“moved beyond measure” by the movement between Southwark
Park and Westminster Hall.
TRIBUTE
Among those paying their
respects yesterday were the French A woman wipes away
President, Emmanuel Macron, tears after observing
and the US President, Joe Biden, the minute’s silence.
who arrived in the 900-year-old Right, a photograph of
building with his wife, Jill, to view the Queen released by
the catafalque at about 5pm. Buckingham Palace last
night that was taken at
About 250 extra rail services Windsor Castle in May
will run in and out of London
throughout the day to cope with CHIP SOMODEVILLA/GETTY;
the expected demand, with figures RANALD MACKECHNIE
from Trainline showing demand
The Queen Consort said Elizabeth chose the designation for her BBC for services into London was 56 per DIPLOMACY
cent above normal levels last night.
Camilla: the Queen carved Charles welcomes
out her role in a man’s world Transport for London services foreign dignitaries to
were 9 per cent busier than normal Palace reception
By Conrad Smith The Queen Consort told how her over the weekend as visitors arrived
mother-in-law had been in the “dif- ahead of the funeral, reaching 5.3 By Brendan McFadden the middle of a convoy of vehicles at
Camilla, the Queen Consort, recalled ficult position” of being a “solitary million passengers on Saturday. the back of the Palace.
Elizabeth II’s “wonderful blue eyes” woman” in a male-dominated world. King Charles hosted more than 500
and her “unforgettable smile” in a London hotels have also reported heads of state, dignitaries and their Senior royals, including the Prince
personal tribute. “There weren’t women prime a surge in demand, with the price spouses at a VIP reception at Buck- and Princess of Wales, and Prince
ministers or presidents. She was the of an average room about 40 per ingham Palace last night. Edward, the Earl of Wessex, joined
In an interview with the BBC, only one so I think she carved her cent higher than the corresponding King Charles and the Queen Consort
Camilla also said that the Queen had own role.” weekend last year. Presidents, prime ministers and in mingling with guests such as the
“carved out her own role” after she kings and queens from all over the French President, Emmanuel Ma-
came to the throne, adding that she Camilla added: “She’s got those The funeral will involve 10,000 world, including US President Joe cron, and New Zealand’s Prime Min-
“has been part of our lives for ever”. wonderful blue eyes, that when she police officers patrolling the streets Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, ister, Jacinda Ardern.
smiles they light up her whole face.” of central London in the largest came together before saying farewell
“I’m 75 now and I can’t remember security operation in Scotland to the Queen today. Dozens of leaders of Common-
anybody except the Queen being Ahead of the Queen’s Platinum Yard’s history. wealth countries, including Canadi-
there,” Camilla said. Jubilee celebrations, the monarch The couple arrived in the presi- an Prime Minister Justin Trudeau,
said it was her “sincere wish” that The final preparations came as dential car known as “The Beast” in and European royal family members
The tribute was part of a BBC the then Duchess of Cornwall would a hint of how the late monarch’s
special broadcast ahead of the na- be known as Queen Consort when personality will run through the
tional minute’s silence at 8pm. Charles became King. proceedings was revealed.

The former Archbishop of York,
John Sentamu, who had for many
years played a role in the planning
of the service, said the Queen
herself had stipulated that it should
not be “boring”.

He added: “You’re not going
to find boredom... the hearts and
people’s cockles will be warmed.”

i MONDAY 3
19 SEPTEMBER 2022

farewell to Queen Elizabeth Letterfrom
the Editor
Oliver Duff
[email protected]
A life to celebrate

attended the event, including the grethe II of Denmark, and Ireland’s ROYAL FAMILY After 11 days of pageantry,
King of Spain, Felipe VI, and his wife, President, Michael D Higgins, were mourning and reflection,
Queen Letizia. among those arriving on coaches. Andrew pays personal tribute Britain and the world bid farewell
to Elizabeth II.
Also in attendance was the Prime King Abdullah II and Queen Rania By Nick Duffy votion and personal service to our
Minister, Liz Truss, who earlier in of Jordan arrived in their own vehi- nation is unique and singular; your Today’s state funeral, and
the day had a reception at the Palace cle at the grand entrance to the Pal- The Duke of York paid a personal people show their love and respect the Queen’s final journey from
with the King, and held talks with ace and were followed by their son, tribute to the Queen yesterday, in so many different ways and I Westminster Abbey to Windsor,
world leaders at Downing Street, Hussein, Crown Prince of Jordan, saying he would “treasure forever” know you are looking on honour- are a chance for millions of people
where they offered condolences over who also took his own vehicle. his mother’s “love for a son”. to give thanks for her life of service
the Queen’s death. ing their respect. and duty. The global television
Moments later, the Emir of Qatar, Prince Andrew, who “Mummy, your love for audience is expected to be billions:
Guests enjoyed drinks and cana- Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, arrived. stepped down from a son, your compassion, it could be the largest ever for a
pés at the reception, which took public life last year your care, your confi- live broadcast. Plenty will watch
place across the picture gallery, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa amid questions over dence I will treasure in gratitude and respect, others
white drawing room, blue drawing and the Crown Prince of Bahrain, his friendship with the forever. I have found with curiosity.
room and music room. Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, also paedophile Jeffrey Ep- your knowledge and
joined the guests, and the Crown stein, became the lat- wisdom infinite, with So ends the second Elizabethan
Many guests, who will be attend- Prince of Kuwait, Nawaf Al-Ahmad est member of the Royal no boundary or contain- age, an especially turbulent period
ing the monarch’s funeral today, Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, soon followed. Family to issue his own of human history characterised by
were seen arriving dressed in black, tribute to the late monarch. ment. I will miss your in- rapid technological innovation and
while some donned traditional attire. The Sultan of Oman was also sights, advice and humour.” social change.
seen arriving at the Palace, while He said: “Dear Mummy, Mother, He finished the statement: “God
At least 10 coaches arrived filled the ruler of Dubai, Mohammed Your Majesty, three in one. save the King.” The Queen’s reach and longevity
with guests, who solemnly walked bin Rashid Al Maktoum, followed Andrew accompanied his words accorded her and the UK soft
into the Palace. shortly afterwards. “Your Majesty, it has been an with a photo of his mother holding power that has smoothed Britain’s
honour and privilege to serve you. him as a newborn in March 1960. path from empire to becoming an
King Felipe and Queen Letizia of Earlier in the afternoon before influential, second-tier state. The
Spain, King Carl XVI Gustaf and guests arrived, crowds were cleared “Mother – of the nation, your de- guest list of dignitaries for this
Queen Silvia of Sweden, Queen Mar- from outside the gates. morning’s service at Westminster
Abbey is testament to her impact
overseas. Her leadership qualities
transcended these islands.

The decline of deference, as
well as the unusual circumstances
in which she came to power so
young and lived for so long, mean
that we are unlikely to see another
monarch with such stature. One of a
kind, truly.

The third Carolean era begins.
Charles III arrives on the throne
with his own passions and quirks,
substantial goodwill and the
benefits of a long apprenticeship.
Republican sentiment remains
a minority view in the UK, polls
show. The new King will – like other
national leaders – need to grapple
with public anger and anxiety about
living costs. Britain’s monarchy will
be smaller, cheaper and potentially
tricksier, politically.

Charles will face existential
questions about the Union in
Scotland and Northern Ireland,
amid pressure for a second vote
on Scottish independence and for
Irish reunification.

Abroad, the future for Britain’s
monarchy is unclear. Some of the
14 other nations where the Queen
was head of state will reassess
their relationship with the Crown.
Charles III’s challenge will be to
subtly evolve an ancient institution,
imbuing his slimmed-down team
with 21st-century purpose.

Today, such debates can wait. The
crowded roadsides along Elizabeth
II’s last journey to Windsor will
be without precedent, lingering
in the national consciousness
for generations. The Queen
was imperfect, of course, but
her devotion to country and
Commonwealth, her judgement,
tact and endurance, and her
pragmatic understanding of the
limitations of her role leave Britain
better placed to face the future.
Hers is a life deserving celebration
and thanks.

@olyduff

4 QUEEN ELIZABETH II, 1926-2022

PEOPLE

Biden pays tribute to
Queen after visiting
Westminster Hall

By Victoria Craw nity and a notion of service during the east wall for a few minutes in Clockwise from main: President Joe Biden speaks as his wife, Jill, looks on;
her lifetime. silence. France’s President Emma- the Princess of Wales (left) with the First Lady of Ukraine, Olena Zelenska;
Joe Biden paid tribute to the “de- nuel Macron and First Lady Brigitte Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte arrive to pay their respects
cent and honourable” Queen as he “She was the same in person as Macron were seen walking through
t­ ravelled to Westminster Hall for her her image: decent, honourable and London hand-in-hand on the way to SUSAN WALSH/AP; DURSUN AYDEMIR/ANADOLU/GETTY; KIRSTY O’CONNOR/PA
lying-in-state. all about service,” he said. “Our Westminster Hall.
hearts go out to the Royal Family.”
The US President and First Lady, Brazil’s President, Jair Bolsonaro,
Jill Biden, were among several world The Queen’s body has been lying and his wife Michelle Bolsonaro also
leaders – including those from Spain, in state at Westminster Hall since visited the hall yesterday to pay
Sweden, Brazil, Canada and India – Wednesday, and people from all their respects.
to view the coffin in Westminster walks of life and from around the
Hall ahead of her funeral today.  world have been filing past in a Dignitaries from Trinidad and
constant, emotional stream, many Tobago, as well as India’s President,
Mr Biden and his wife arrived in queuing overnight. Droupadi Murmu, Spain’s King Fe-
the heavily armoured presidential lipe VI and Sweden’s King Carl XVI
car at around 5pm yesterday and Mr Biden previously said of the Gustaf were also seen visiting the
waved at crowds on the way. late monarch following news of her Queen’s coffin.
death: “Her legacy will loom large in
He was seen crossing himself and the pages of British history, and in The Prime Minister of Canada,
placing his hand on his heart before the story of our world.” Justin Trudeau, appeared with his
quietly speaking a few words to wife, Sophie, to pay his respects over
his wife. Ukraine’s First Lady, Olena Zelen- the weekend, while New Zealand’s
ska, also visited the hall alongside Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, vis-
He later signed a book of condo- the country’s ambassador to Lon- ited on Friday.
lences at Lancaster House, and said don, Vadym Prystaiko.
that the Queen communicated dig- Australia’s Prime Minister, Antho-
They stood on the platform of ny Albanese, said: “Walking through
DIPLOMACY Sir Iain claimed that Sir Lindsay Westminster Hall for the lying-in-
had been “leant on” by officials in state was an incredibly moving
Speaker denies order to avoid a diplomatic incident. experience.
being ‘leant on’ On Friday, the House of Commons
over China announced that, in line with offi- “Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
cial protocol, all representatives of meant so much to so many. The raw
By Jane Merrick countries invited to the state funeral emotion of those attending to pay
would also be permitted to attend their respects made this moment
POLICY EDITOR the lying-in-state. one I will never forget.”
This confirmed that the Chinese
The Speaker of the House of Com- Vice-President, Wang Qishan, Those who had been queueing out-
mons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, denied would be allowed into Westminster side for hours continued to file past
that he had been “leant on” to allow Hall. However, China’s ambassador alongside the world leaders nearby.
representatives of the Chinese to London, Zheng Zeguang, remains
government to attend the Queen’s banned from Parliament. “Everybody’s there for one person,
lying-in-state. Sir Lindsay said “no one has been to mark what she’s done for people
leaning on me at all” and insisted and whatever way they felt she
The former Conservative leader that politics should not “overshad- touched them or their country,” said
Sir Iain Duncan Smith accused the ow” the moment of national grief. Darren Luckhurst, a head teacher
Government of “appeasing” Beijing A Foreign Office source denied who had come to pay his respects.
by allowing its leaders to visit West- that the Government had put pres-
minster Hall to pay their respects, sure on the Speaker. Ms Ardern said that the “sheer
despite several MPs and peers fac- silence” was one of the things that
ing travel bans by the Chinese state. made the laying-in-state so moving,
adding she was beside the coffin with
people who had queued for 20 hours.

“The Queen was here for her peo-
ple and now her people are there for
her,” she told the BBC yesterday.

PEOPLE

Truss welcomes world leaders to No 10

By Chloe Chaplain King Charles receives Liz Truss at Martin declined to say what was
Buckingham Palace yesterday said about the protocol, which Ms
Liz Truss had an audience with the ships” amid the post-Brexit stand- Truss’s government intends to rip
King at Buckingham Palace yester- off over trade arrangements and up amid trade disruption between
day before holding talks with Cana- “overcome current obstacles”. Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
da’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau,
and the Polish President, Andrzej Speaking on BBC Radio 4, Mr He said: “I don’t think this is the
Duda, at Downing Street. time, if you don’t mind me saying so,
to get into the detail about issues like
A planned meeting between Ms the protocol. But I do think the op-
Truss and US President Joe Biden portunity is there for us to reset rela-
was cancelled, with the two leaders tionships and to be conscious of what
instead due to attend a “full bilateral we achieved in previous years, the
meeting” at the UN on Wednesday. obstacles that were overcome then.”

She also met the Irish Taoiseach, “That gives us the strength to
Micheál Martin, and had what were know that we have the capacity to
described as “warm” talks despite overcome current obstacles, current
tensions over the Northern Ireland issues that potentially could impede
Protocol. Mr Martin said they had the relationship, and I believe we can
the opportunity to “reset relation- overcome them.”

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PEOPLE

Mourners rush to join the
queue before time runs out

By Ellen O’Dwyer and David Parsley

The queue to view the Queen’s lying- People queuing at Southwark Park yesterday, taking the opportunity to join
in-state was set to close to the public the line before it closed so they could pay their respects PHIL NOBLE/REUTERS
late last night.
ond time in the queue after having to Ms Groome, who is from Kingston
Said to be the longest queue drop out after seven hours on Friday Upon Thames, south-west London, .
in British history, the mammoth to take her son to university.
line had stretched along the River Also waiting to pay tribute was
Thames from Westminster Hall in “I was on the M25 listening to Anzhelika, from Kherson in Ukraine.
central London to Southwark Park, the radio going, ‘In the next couple She was with her friend and fellow
several miles to the east. of hours don’t leave home, they’re University of Cambridge student Al-
considering closing the park.’ But I exandra, from Moscow.
Hundreds of thousands of peo- thought, ‘No, I’ve got to do it,’” said
ple spent up to 24 hours waiting in “I am Russian,” she says. “But I
the queue for their chance to pay More than 100 people have know the truth about the war, and
respects to the late monarch, who been taken to hospital after I do not support Putin. I am here
since 5pm on Wednesday had been becoming unwell while queuing because many Russians admire
lying-in-state in Westminster Hall. for the Queen’s lying-in-state. your Queen.”
The London Ambulance Service
A last-minute dash to join the said that most incidents had been Angie, from Chilliwack in eastern
queue ensued yesterday. At 9.30pm people fainting or collapsing, Canada, knew that she had to come
the queue end point was near Lon- resulting in head injuries. as soon as heard the news of the
don Bridge, with officials warning Queen’s death.
that entry would close when it had
reached final capacity. “I bought the first ticket to London
I could get and now I’m here, soaking
People joining the queue at South- up this amazing moment.”
wark Park in its last hours yesterday
afternoon were taking no chances,
some even running to make sure
they made it before the cut-off.

Friends Salma Sulemanji and Moe
Daley from London, were having cof-
fee when they decided on a whim to
visit the queue yesterday.

“We felt as though we were cow-
ards and we should at least try, and
we looked at each other and said,
‘Shall we?’ And that’s why we are
here,” Ms Daley said, before adding:
“We’ve got our wine bottles in here.”

For Gemma Dixon, who had
­travelled from Newcastle, yester-
day had been the only day that the
nine people in her family could come
together to pay their respects to
the Queen, with some coming from
Northern Ireland.

“I’ve got coats, tights, power-
banks, hand sanitiser and toilet roll
too,” Ms Dixon said.

It was Philomena Groome’s sec-

SOCIETY Campers pitched on the pavement of CHARITY
The Mall and Horse Guards Road
Royal watchers Mall. “The Queen meant everything Seized queue
bag best spots to to this country and lots of people food given away
view procession around the world and we want to be
here and see this unique moment in By Rod Minchin
By David Parsley history. We just had to pay our re-
spects to a great woman.” Food confiscated from people in the
Royal watchers from the UK and queue for the Queen’s lying-in-state
around the world have camped for Beth and Marsha flew in from San has been donated to charity.
days to bag spots near Buckingham Diego, California, on Thursday and
Palace ahead of the Queen’s funeral. set up their pitch at 6am yesterday. Mourners were not allowed to
take food or drink inside the Palace
By lunchtime yesterday, the best “As soon as we had heard she had of Westminster and such items were
overnight camping spots near the left us, we arranged our flights and taken away by stewards.
palace were gone, and people were hotel in London,” said Beth.
last night bedding down along The The Felix Project, a charity, said it
Mall, between the Palace and Admi- “We love the Queen and all your had received hundreds of kilograms
ralty Arch, and around the corner on Royal Family. We thought that if the of food, mostly snacks such as crisps,
Horse Guards Road. world was going to be here, then we chocolate and biscuits.
had to be as well.”
Jill arrived from Chester with her The charity will distribute the
husband, Mark, at 8pm on Saturday items to community groups that it
and were fully kitted out with chairs, works with across London.
tables and inflatable beds for their
tent. She also had enough tea and It got involved after being told by
cake to feed most of the other early the Scout Association that a lot of
arrivals around them. food was being thrown away by those
in the queue.
“We were not going to miss this,”
said Jill, who had bagged a spot to- The project also received discard-
wards the Horse Guards end of The ed blankets, which will be given to
homeless charities as well as to or-
ganisations providing aid to Ukraine.

6 QUEEN ELIZABETH II, 1926-2022

CONSUMER BROADCASTING The Queen’s nal journey 10.52am Procession
arrives at West Gate
Stores confirm Worldwide JOURNEY TO WESTMINSTER ABBEY of Westminster Abbey
bank holiday audience of
opening hours 6am The King's Guard
begin their final vigil,
By Henry Saker-Clark doors will close 8.30am

Supermarkets, fashion stores and up to four
cinemas will be among the com- billion set
panies closed today because of the to tune in 10.44am The coffin 8am The doors of
Queen’s funeral. leaves Westminster Hall Westminster Abbey
on state gun carriage will open
Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, WESTMINSTER ABBEY
Lidl and Aldi are among those shut-
ting their stores for the day. By Cahal Milmo And it is non-political: it is complete- 11am The Queen’s state Seating areas Henry VII’s
and Leo Cendrowicz ly dissociated with how people think funeral service will begin, North Transept Lady Chapel
Tesco said it would open its Ex- of the UK.” conducted by the Dean of
press shops from 5pm, while a small A potentially record-breaking global Westminster, and the High Altar
number of convenience stores in television audience of billions is ex- The funeral of Elizabeth II is al- sermon given by the
central London and Windsor will re- pected to witness the Queen’s funer- ready being compared to other Archbishop of
main open. al today as Britain hosts what is set momentous broadcast moments, Canterbury. The
to be one of the most widely viewed among them the funerals of Sir Win- service is expected
Other retailers including Sains- events in history. ston Churchill in 1965 and Diana, to last an hour.
bury’s also said their convenience Princess of Wales, in 1997, as well as
stores and petrol stations would Images from Westminster Abbey those of international figures such as Quire entrance
open from 5pm. Asda will shut for will be beamed around the world Nelson Mandela in 2013 and Indira
the funeral but all of its supermar- with dozens of broadcasters from Gandhi in 1984. Quire Chapter House
kets will open from 5pm, with col- New Zealand to New Delhi planning Nave South Transept
leagues working on Monday evening live coverage. It is a measure of the present-day The Queen’s coffin will be
to receive double pay. ubiquity of live televised images that Great West Door carried through nave and
In Britain, the television audience the Moon landings in 1969 – argu- quire and place on a catafalque
Other high street retailers, such as could well exceed the 32.3 million ably the world’s most captivating
Marks & Spencer and Primark, and people who watched the 1966 World mass-audience event – was seen by 11.55am the nation will observe a two-minute silence
cinema chains such as Cineworld Cup final, the most watched event in a comparatively modest audience of following The Last Post. The funeral ends at 12pm.
and Odeon will also be closed. UK history. 652 million.
Loyola University, Chicago, said: policing today, said that he was over-
The pubs operator Stonegate said The result is an organisational Among the countries where live “TV is now joined by Twitter, Face- seeing a “hugely complex” opera-
it will open today and plans to show and technical Gordian knot that footage will be offered, despite a time book, TikTok, YouTube and an array tion, drawing on officers from across
the Queen’s funeral on screens. The has been decades in the planning difference which means the 11am fu- of platforms. We can assume most of the country.
Premier Inn owner Whitbread also but will still present massive chal- neral will be happening at 8pm in the world will see the Queen’s funer-
said it would keep its hotels and res- lenges, in particular to police and the Australia and 3am in California, are al… but not necessarily live.” He added: “The range of officers,
taurants open as usual. transport network. the United States, Canada, New Zea- police staff and all those supporting
land, Australia, France, Germany Stuart Cundy, a deputy assistant the operation is truly immense.”
JD Wetherspoon said that its pubs Scotland Yard said 20,000 officers and India. commissioner with the Metro- Ian Burrell, page 45
in central London and at railway have been deployed in London since politan Police, who is in charge of
stations and airports would open the Queen’s death, describing the se- But a real measure of the coverage
from 8am, while the majority of its curity operation, which includes the will be the other ways people will see
branches will only open from about safeguarding of VIPs from US Presi- it, at later moments and online.
1pm, after the funeral is over. dent Joe Biden to King Philippe of
Belgium, as the single largest opera- Dan Morrison, an adjunct profes-
TRANSPORT tion in its history. sor of political communications at

Rail and roads Among the sternest logistical chal- Last respects How to watch the Queen’s funeral
are readied for lenges will be that of ensuring that a
London visitors watching world can indeed watch. Eight viewing areas have been set installed at Hyde Park, which will be Newcastle: Old Eldon Square
up in London to allow members switched on at 9am. Birmingham: Centenary Square
By Neil Lancefield Media experts have predicted that of the public to watch the funeral n Viewing areas have been set up in Manchester: Cathedral Gardens
the global audience for the funeral is procession in person. This includes Windsor along the Long Walk, which and Exchange Square
One of the UK’s biggest transport likely to far exceed the two billion six “ceremonial viewing areas” can be entered via King’s Road or Leeds: Millennium Square
operations will take place today as who watched Live Aid in 1985 and from which people can watch the Albert Road. Hull: Queen Victoria Square
mourners descend on London. could head towards four billion – half procession from Westminster Abbey n Big screens have been erected Hastings: Alexandra Park
the global population – once digital to Wellington Arch. The locations of across the UK. The locations of Bradford: Bradford Cathedral
Transport for London (TfL) is pre- streams on platforms such as You- these areas are: these include: n BBC, ITV and Sky will all be
paring for about one million more Tube and Twitter are added. 1 Whitehall (East), Parliament Street Edinburgh: Holyrood Park broadcasting live throughout the day.
people to visit the capital. (East) and Bridge Street
The bulk of the footage will be pro- 2 Whitehall (West), Parliament Street Lucie Heath
About 250 extra rail services will vided on a pooled basis by Britain’s (West) and Great George Street
run – including some overnight three main news broadcasters – the 3 Horse Guards Parade ground
trains – and National Highways has BBC, ITN and Sky News. The BBC 4 Green Park side of the Mall
suspended planned motorway clo- alone has more than 200 cameras re- (accessible viewing places available)
sures across England. cording the event, providing footage 5 St James’s Park side of the Mall
via 14 outside broadcast lorries. and Horse Guards Road (accessible
There are fears the transport net- viewing places available)
work will be overwhelmed this after- Palace aides have made it clear 6 Constitution Hill
noon. Mourners are urged to delay that they would like to see images of n Two other viewing areas have
their return journeys and check for the funeral reach “as far and wide” as been installed from which people
travel updates. possible. Industry representatives will be able to view the State
agree that the global appetite for the Hearse as it begins its journey to
Andy Byford, commissioner for spectacle of Britain at the pinnacle of Windsor, alongside South Carriage
TfL, said the capital has seen “huge its ceremonial solemnity will be vast. Drive at Hyde Park and near the
numbers of additional passengers” Albert Memorial at Kensington
since the Queen died, but demand Gregoire Polad, director general Gardens. Big screens have been
will “reach a climax” today. of the Association of Commercial
Television in Europe, said: “The fu-
Network Rail postponed engineer- neral transcends boundaries. It is a
ing work and is keeping London sta- momentous occasion – there are no
tions open overnight to give shelter two ways about it. We can expect im-
to mourners struggling to get home. mense coverage and huge audiences.

All-night trains are only serving
limited destinations, while station-
ary trains will be used as waiting
areas in the early hours of the morn-
ing for people waiting to catch a train
home. Priority will be given to elder-
ly and vulnerable mourners.

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THE PROCESSION 1pm Arrives at THE MALL WHITEHALL River Thames PEOPLE
12.15pm The gun carriage sets off in a Wellington Arch
procession to Wellington Arch. It will ST JAMES’S Everyday heroes
be followed by the King and the Queen GREEN PA R K join the world’s
Consort, the Prince and Princess of PA R K leaders at funeral
Wales and other members of the Royal CONSTITUTION HILL
Family, who will walk behind the coffin.
BUCKINGHAM
PALACE

1pm The procession will arrive at 12.15pm Leaves By Patrick Grafton-Green fire service and the communities of
Wellington Arch, where the coffin Westminster Abbey which the firefighters were part”.
will be placed in the State Hearse Everyday heroes and charity leaders
200m will join the Royal Family and world “She was an embodiment of public
and driven to Windsor Castle. leaders at the Queen’s funeral today. service,” she added.

A The guest list for the service in- Dr Denise Chaffer, president of the
cludes representatives of charities Royal College of Nursing, said it was
HEARSE ROUTE TO WINDSOR SOUTHALL Queen’s WellingtonCITY for which the Queen was patron, an “absolute honour to take part in
M Gate Arch as people recognised in her latest such a key moment in history”.
EALING Birthday Honours list.
KENSINGTON A total of 183 charity workers and
Windsor 3.06pm The hearse will Fiona Gardner, who will represent volunteers, recognised by the Queen
Castle aGpapter,oWacihnSdshoarw, aFnadrmM Hammersmith the Women’s Royal Army Corps As- in her latest Birthday Honours list,
join the procession Chiswick sociation (WRAC), said she thought will also be among the congrega-
M CHELSEA the funeral would be “incredibly tion. They include a woman who be-
emotional and extremely poignant”. came an anti-knife crime advocate
HEATHROW Kew Palace FULHAM LAMBETH after she survived being stabbed
M AIRPORT Great West Road A The Queen was the first female 24 times while pregnant. Mother-
royal to become a full-time active of-three Natalie Queiroz, whose un-
HOUNSLOW RICHMOND member of the Armed Forces when born child also survived the attack,
she joined the Auxiliary Territorial teaches children about the dangers
Staines Service in 1945. of knife crime.

London Road Ms Gardner, the association’s “To have the opportunity to at-
vice-president, said: “When I retired tend, thank the Queen in my head
2 miles M A from the regular Army in 2019 I hon- for everything she has done, pay
AA estly thought that I wouldn’t again be my respects and celebrate her life
WINDSOR CASTLE present in history… yet here I am as is mind-blowing,” Ms Queiroz, from
INSIDE ST GEORGE’S CHAPEL a representative of these marvellous Birmingham, told i.
King George VI ladies at the WRAC Association and
it is deeply moving.” Lifeboat volunteer Guy Adding-
Memorial Chapel ton, who has helped save 13 lives as
Dr Jilly Tolfrey, chief executive a member of the RNLI, said: “I feel
St George’s Chapel Windsor of the Fire Fighters Charity, said it honoured and privileged to have the
Castle was “an honour and a privilege” to opportunity to reflect and say good-
attend. She said the Queen had a bye at this monumental moment in
4–4.30pm Televised committal service 3.10pm The Royal Vault particular affinity with the charity our history.” Also among the attend-
conducted by the Dean of Windsor procession 7.30pm A private burial service will take after staying in London during the ees will be seven Victoria Cross and
will travel place in St George’s Chapel and the Queen Blitz and seeing “the impact on the 10 George Cross medal recipients.
IMAGE: GOOGLE via the Long will be laid to rest with Prince Philip at the
Walk to St King George VI Memorial Chapel.
George's
Chapel

NEW ZEALAND DIPLOMACY World leaders Who is on the guest list

The Queen’s Jacinda Ardern spoke about the Greek prince Nearly 500 heads of state and foreign President Emmanuel Macron,
best advice: Queen’s advice to her on becoming suggests return dignitaries from across the world Emperor Naruhito and Empress
‘You just get a leader and a mother BBC/PA of Elgin marbles will be among those attending the Masako of Japan and Canadian Prime
on with it’ Queen’s funeral. Minister Justin Trudeau also present.
“And so I said to her, how did you By Benjamin Butterworth
By Michael Holden manage? She just said, ‘well, you just They include US President Joe China will be sending its vice-
get on with it’. And that was actually Pavlos, the Crown Prince of Greece, Biden and Olena Zelenska, the wife of president, Wang Qishan.
New Zealand’s Prime Minister, probably the best and most factual has suggested that King Charles the Ukrainian President Volodymyr
Jacinda Ardern, said the best advice advice I could have. would want the Elgin marbles to be Zelensky, who is unable to attend. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia’s Crown
the late Queen Elizabeth II gave her returned to his country. Prince Mohammed bin Salman
on becoming a leader and a mother “You do. You just take every day There will be a representative is reportedly no longer expected
was “you just get on with it”. as it comes, and she did. But I have The marbles are on display at the from every G7 country, with French to attend, with Prince Turki bin
such respect for her because I see British Museum in London. The Chinese delegation (above) Mohammed al-Saud set to represent
Ms Ardern, in London for the now what it takes to be a mum and views the coffin; other mourners at the country instead.
Queen’s funeral today, became the a leader.” They are original parts of the Par- Westminster included King Felipe VI
first woman in the country’s history thenon and other sacred structures and Queen Letizia of Spain (below) PA It would have been the Crown
to give birth while in office, in 2018, The Queen herself spoke of the built on the Acropolis of Athens. Prince’s first UK visit since the
and was pregnant when she first met “blessings of home and family” dur- murder of journalist Jamal
the Queen. ing her Christmas address of 2017, About half of the surviving Khashoggi, a vocal critic of the
after celebrating 70 years of mar- sculptures of the Parthenon were Saudi regime.
She is one of the few elected lead- riage to Prince Philip. ­exported to Britain by sea between
ers to hold office while pregnant. Pa- 1801 to 1812 by agents of Thomas Russia, Belarus and Myanmar
kistan’s Benazir Bhutto gave birth Her children – Charles, born in Bruce, 7th Earl of Elgin. have not received invitations.
while she was prime minister in 1990. 1948, Anne in 1950, Andrew in 1960 Neither have Afghanistan, Venezuela
and Edward in 1964 – have paid trib- Greece has been calling for their and Syria, which do not have full
Elizabeth, who already had two ute to her dual roles as mother and repatriation ever since. diplomatic relations with the UK.
children when she came to the monarch over her 70-year reign.
throne in 1952, aged 25, had two more The Crown Prince, who is attend- Only ambassadors will be sent
children during her reign and so had “Dear Mummy, Mother, Your Maj- ing the state funeral today on behalf from Iran, Nicaragua and North
good advice, Ms Ardern said. esty, three in one,” Andrew said in a of his father, told Channel 4 News: “If Korea because of strained relations.
statement yesterday. the people feel that the Elgin mar-
“When you think about leaders bles can come back to where they In addition to Mr Trudeau, other
who have been in that position, there came from in Greece, then we will be Commonwealth leaders who will
was Benazir Bhutto, there was my- very blessed that that will happen. attend include the Australian Prime
self. But before that, there was the Minister, Anthony Albanese, his
Queen. There were so few to look “I do think that His Majesty will New Zealand counterpart, Jacinda
to,” Ms Ardern told the BBC’s Sun- keep quiet because it is not for him Ardern, and the President of India,
day with Laura Kuenssberg. to make these decisions. However, Droupadi Murmu.
I do know that being a person that
likes culture and architecture and so Leaders from Europe’s royal
forth, I’m sure he will feel that these families, including Spain’s King
could be in their rightful place.” Felipe and Queen Letizia, King
Willem-Alexander and Queen
Máxima of the Netherlands, and
Belgium’s King Philippe and Queen
Mathilde, are also attending.

8 QUEEN ELIZABETH II, 1926-2022

Paying their
respects

Petal power Perfumed gardens

Christian Hartley lays roses yesterday in Hyde Park, where a second garden for floral tributes to Green Park has been transformed
the Queen was opened to avoid closure of the first one at nearby Green Park DANNY LAWSON/PA into a sea of flowers and other
tributes to the late monarch

TOM NICHOLSON/ REUTERS

Pitch invasion

A dedicated royalist sets up her camp behind barriers in The Mall to ensure
that she gets a front-row spot from which to view the funeral procession

MARCO BERTORELLO/AFP

Four-legged friend

A police officer poses with a corgi and its owners outside Buckingham Palace. As the dog breed was
the Queen’s favourite, many owners have visited the Palace to pay their respects ROB PINNEY/GETTY

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Honouring the past

A boy poses next to a portrait of the Queen on the windowsill of a house near
Windsor Castle. The Queen will be laid to rest with her late husband, Prince
Philip, in the castle’s King George VI Memorial Chapel DAVID RAMOS/GETTY

And still they come…

Thousands of people gather in the September sunshine yesterday to pay their
respects near the end of the Long Walk, the 2.64 mile-long avenue which runs
from Windsor Great Park to the castle VICTORIA JONES/PA

A cold night
under canvas

Tents are set up
yesterday along
Horse Guards Road,
one of the official
viewing areas facing
the back of Whitehall

CHIP SOMODEVILLA/
GETTY

Paws at the
cordon, please

At the Long Walk in
Windsor, a man and
his dog are checked
by officers keeping
security tight for one
of the most complex
policing operations
the UK has ever seen

PETER NICHOLLS/
REUTERS

10 QUEEN ELIZABETH II, 1926-2022

MONARCHY

George and Charlotte
to walk behind coffin
of beloved ‘Gan Gan’

By Benjamin Butterworth and Princess of Wales. George and side over the service. He will say:
Charlotte, who called the Queen “Here, where Queen Elizabeth was
Prince George and Princess Char- “Gan Gan”, will walk together, be- married and crowned, we gather
lotte will attend the Queen’s state hind their parents, followed by their from across the nation, from the
funeral with their parents, the uncle and aunt, the Duke and Duch- Commonwealth and from the na-
Prince and Princess of Wales, it has ess of Sussex, and other members of tions of the world, to mourn our
been confirmed. the Royal Family. loss, to remember her long life of
selfless service.”
The nine-year-old future king Prince Louis, the four-year-old son
and his seven-year-old sister, who is of William and Catherine, is not ex- He will speak of the Queen’s “un-
third in line to the throne, will gather pected to attend. swerving commitment to a high call-
with 2,000 mourners in Westmin- ing over so many years” as a monarch
ster Abbey to remember their At the end of the service, following and head of the Commonwealth.
great-grandmother. the “Last Post”, two minutes’ silence,
the “Reveille”, and the national an- “The Lord’s My Shepherd, I’ll Not
The young royals will walk in pro- them, the Queen’s Piper – Warrant Want” will be among the hymns. It
cession behind the Queen’s coffin Officer Class 1 (Pipe Major) Paul was sung at the Queen’s wedding to
through the Gothic church. Burns – will play the traditional la- the Duke of Edinburgh in 1947 and
ment “Sleep, Dearie, Sleep”. at the funeral of her father, King
Their grandfather, King Charles, George VI, in 1952.
together with the Queen Consort, Before the service, the tenor bell
will be immediately behind the cof- will be tolled every minute for 96 Other hymns include “The Day
fin, followed by the Princess Royal minutes, reflecting the years of the Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended” and
and Vice Admiral Sir Tim Laurence, Queen’s life. “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling”.
the Duke of York, the Earl and Coun- The latter has often featured at royal
tess of Wessex, and then the Prince The Dean of Westminster, the weddings including William and
Very Rev Dr David Hoyle, will pre- Kate’s, and Charles and Camilla’s
wedding blessing.
THE STATE FUNERAL OF
Billions of people are expected
QUEEN ELIZABETH II to watch the funeral of the late
1926-2022 Queen, with coverage across the
Before the service, the tenor bell at Westminster Abbey will be tolled globe, both live on television and
every minute for 96 minutes, reflecting the years of the Queen’s life. online platforms.

11AM Yesterday the former Arch-
Televised state funeral begins at Westminster Abbey bishop of York, Lord Sentamu, who
was also supreme governor of the
SERVICE TO BE CONDUCTED BY Church of England, said that Queen
The Dean of Westminster, the Very Reverend Dr David Hoyle Elizabeth II had not wanted a “long,
boring” service.

“The Queen does not and did not
want what you call long, boring ser-
vices,” he told the BBC.

“You’re not going to find boredom,
but you’re going to be lifted to glory
as you hear the service.”

HYMNS TO FEATURE IN THE SERVICE Pageantry The role of the Armed Forces in today’s processions
“The Lord’s My Shepherd, I’ll Not Want”
“The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended” Around 6,000 members of the Armed round every 60 seconds during the There will be a tri-service guard
“Love Divine, All Loves Excelling” Forces have been involved in the procession from the East Lawn of of honour including a contingent of
PRAYERS AND WORDS BY preparations for the Queen’s state Windsor Castle. Royal Marines at Parliament Square.
funeral. Royal Air Force, British
The Reverend Dr Iain Greenshields – Moderator of the General Army and Royal Navy personnel are From the Royal Navy, all five The Kings, Heralds and
Assembly of the Church of Scotland all involved in Operation London bands from the Royal Marines will Pursuivants of Arms and officers
Bridge, with 4,000 from across be in the funeral procession, as well and senior members of the Queen’s
The Bishop of London, Dame Sarah Mullally the UK and Commonwealth on as marching contingents of sailors, Household will march in front of the
The Reverend Canon Helen Cameron – Moderator of the Free duty today. musicians, stewards and staff. gun carriage.
Which military units are taking part? What will the Armed Forces’ duties
Churches Group. British Army units include the Personnel from the RAF Regiment, be once the funeral ends?
11.55AM Royal Lancers, the 4th Battalion, RAF College Cranwell, RAF Marham, The “Last Post” will be sounded by
the Royal Regiment of Scotland, the the Royal Auxiliary and 603 City state trumpeters of the Band of
The “Last Post” will sound, followed by a nationwide two-minute 1st Battalion, the Scots Guards, 5th of Edinburgh Squadron will be the Household Cavalry from the
silence, the “Reveille” and the national anthem. The Queen’s Piper, Regiment Royal Artillery and the representing the service. steps of The Queen’s Chapel inside
British Army Band Catterick. What will their roles be? Westminster Abbey, where they will
Warrant Officer Class 1 (Pipe Major) Paul Burns, will play the Twelve soldiers from the 1st wear the recognisable state dress of
traditional lament “Sleep, Dearie, Sleep”. Members of the Grenadier Guards, Battalion Grenadier Guards Queen’s coat of the state trumpeters.
the most senior of the Foot Guards Company will form the bearer party
The Queen’s coffin will be drawn in a walking procession to Wellington regiments, will also play a prominent that carries the Queen’s oak coffin Members of the Armed Forces will
Arch and then be moved on to the State Hearse and driven to Windsor role, along with the Household from Westminster Hall. line the route to Wellington Arch as
Cavalry, made up of the two most the Queen’s coffin is again borne on
for the second procession. senior regiments in the British The troops will take the casket to a state gun carriage before it is taken
4PM Army, the Life Guards and the Blues a Royal Navy gun carriage, which to St George’s Chapel in Windsor for
and Royals. will be pulled by 98 sailors from the a committal service.
Televised committal service at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle, by Sovereign Guard.
the Dean of Windsor. The King’s Troop Royal Horse Mounties from the Royal Canadian
7.30PM Artillery will pull First World War Another 40 sailors from the Senior Mounted Police will lead the
vintage 13-pounder field guns, Service will also act as brakesmen procession, with members of the
The final private burial service at the which will fire a gun salute of one behind the ceremonial gun carriage, Police Service of Northern Ireland
King George VI Memorial Chapel, Windsor. with Navy and Royal Marines and servicemen and women from the
members lining the route.
Monday 19 September 2022

i MONDAY 11
19 SEPTEMBER 2022

PROCESSION Analysis

Military faces of Hymns reveal
the funeral: ‘It’s going how royal
to be momentous’ funeral music
has evolved

By Ellen O’Dwyer

Members of the At about 3am on Saturday, two and a Guardsman Maximus Boughtflower Alexandra Coghlan
Grenadier Guards half days before the main event, more of the Coldstream Guards
than 700 members of the military regiment who provided the Guard of CLASSICAL MUSIC CRITIC
rehearse in assembled in Windsor to rehearse Honour as the Queen’s coffin made its
Windsor ANDREW the procession which will carry the way to Buckingham Palace this week When you witness
Queen to her final resting place. and then to Westminster Hall. the intricate
MATTHEWS/PA choreography of a
Saturday was the first time all divi- Years of training and practice at royal funeral – the
sions could rehearse together – sur- the battalion meant the precision military marches, the organ
prisingly last-minute for what could in the Guards’ steps and time-keep- preludes, the choral anthems,
be one of the most watched military ing become second nature as they hymns and psalms – it is easy to
processions of all time. march, Mr Boughtflower told i. believe the ritual is an ancient
thing, as fixed and unchanging as
It involves 719 personnel includ- But a few nerves still came when the stones of Westminster Abbey.
ing the Coldstream and Grenadier the crowds were out and watching,
Guards, Navy and RAF route lin- he said. But that is far from the case.
ers, members of the Household Royal funerals – and their
Calvary and military bands, includ- He added: “I feel like a massive music – have evolved over the
ing the Band of the Royal Regiment sense of pride doing this. centuries, swayed by personal
of Scotland. taste as much as public politics,
“When you join the guards you and pragmatism around a
Lieutenant Colonel Fred Wells know you are going to take part in changing audience; what was
Commanding Officer of 1st Battal- big ceremonial events. once a performance for a single
ion Coldstream Guards, based at congregation is now watched in
Victoria Barracks in Windsor, said “But when it actually comes round real time by millions of people
it was “absolutely critical” to get all to doing events like this, I can’t really across the world.
elements right. describe in words the pride you get The addition of congregational
from doing it.” hymns to the funeral service
“It’s going to be one of the most was, surprisingly to some, a
momentous occasions of my career, sceptre, where they will remain late 19th-century phenomenon.
if not my life,” he said. for the duration of the funeral and Edward VII introduced two, but
committal service. both George V and George VI’s
State occasions are often re- services included just one.
hearsed overnight but they do pre- The sceptre, which holds Queen Elizabeth II’s will have
sent some challenges, Mr Wells said. the world’s largest known cut three. Based on Psalm 23, “The
diamond, the Cullinan I, represents Lord’s My Shepherd, I’ll Not
The band had to stop playing at equity, mercy and the monarch’s Want” was named in the Queen’s
one point because they couldn’t temporal power. 2016 list of her 10 favourite pieces
see their music, but as the sun rose of music and it featured in her
movements came back into focus. Among the military banners on wedding in 1947. It was also sung
display will be The Queen’s Company at the 1952 funeral of her father
His role is to lead troops who have Colour, the Royal Standard of George VI.
never worked together before – from the Grenadier Guards, which will Her second traditional funeral
the Army, Navy and RAF – who will be at the front of the procession hymn, “The Day Thou Gavest,
be lining the route. in Windsor. Lord, Is Ended”, is another
work with royal history. Queen
“I’m on a horse, which is a bit of a Only one Royal Standard of Victoria selected it to mark her
novelty because I’m no great horse- the regiment is presented during Diamond Jubilee in 1897 and
man. I’ve had a lot of riding lessons in a monarch’s reign, and it served it featured in the Hong Kong
the last week,” Mr Wells told i. as the Queen’s Company Colour handover ceremony a century
throughout her lifetime. The flag was later. With words by 19th-century
Guardsman Maximus Bought- presented to the Grenadier Guards vicar John Ellerton set to the
flower was among the Coldstream by the Queen at the start of her reign. lilting, triple-time melody “St
Clement”, it is a regular fixture
Armed Forces of the Commonwealth Kings, Heralds and Pursuivants of followed by mounted and As the coffin passes the Cenotaph of the Songs of Praise poll of the
joining NHS workers. Arms and members of the Queen’s dismounted detachments of the en route from Westminster Hall, nation’s favourite hymns.
personal staff. Household Cavalry. ex-services standard bearers will be “Love Divine, All Loves
Members of the British Armed What flags and standards will be standing to attention. A contingent Excelling” is one of Methodist
Forces, including mounted troops The Queen’s hearse will be flanked on display? of Royal British Legion standards led hymn-writer Charles Wesley’s
from the Household Cavalry, will also by the pallbearers and an escort of The Queen’s coffin is draped by the National Standard Bearer will best-known works. A hymn of
march behind. two officers and 24 troops from the with the Royal Standard, on top participate in the procession. celebration, it has featured in
1st Battalion Grenadier Guards. of which are the Imperial State many royal weddings, as well as
The bearer party, the pallbearers, Crown, the sovereign’s orb and the Joe Duggan King Charles and Queen Consort
the King’s Body Guards of The Behind will be members of Camilla’s wedding blessing.
Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at the Queen’s, the King’s and the At the end of the service,
Arms, the Yeomen of the Guard and Prince of Wales’s households, following the National Anthem,
the Royal Company of Archers will the Queen’s Piper, Pipe Major
flank the gun carriage. Household Cavalry, Blues and Royals at the lying-in-state CHIP SOMODEVILLA Paul Burns of the Royal
What will be the Armed Forces’ role Regiment of Scotland, will
in Windsor? play the traditional Scottish
Around 1,157 members of the funeral lament “Sleep, Dearie,
services will be on duty in Windsor, Sleep”. It will be a gentle answer
with a dismounted detachment of and contrast to the massed
the Household Cavalry Regiment, procession of 200 pipes and
made up of the Blues and Royals and drums from Scottish and Irish
the Life Guards, marching ahead of regiments who will accompany
the Queen’s coffin. the Queen’s coffin as it makes its
way from Westminster Hall to
They will be followed by the Westminster Abbey.
mounted division of the Sovereign’s
Escort, a Massed Pipes and Drums
of Scottish and Irish Regiments, the
Bands of the Coldstream Guards
and the Household Cavalry, officers
of the Household Division, the

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MONARCHY

Majesty leaves little
room for even the
tiniest of tantrums

We rarely use the King has barely robust way. But she didn’t have the Comment
words “regal” and put foot wrong – burdens of the No 1 job coming her
“majestic” in their but it will need to way. The expectations of Charles Britain’s monarchy
literal sense, applied stay that way. By were enormous. is above politics –
to a monarch. But Harry Mount it’s the essence
that’s how Charles III has looked Since the death of Prince Philip of diplomacy
over the past 10 days, in the build-up dissatisfaction emerged – and in 2021, it has emerged that they
to the funeral of his “darling mama”. how he will deal with his future on were close to each other; the Duke
Not a single molecule has changed the throne. of Edinburgh was not the distant
but he has grown into the role and father he was made out to be. The
we see him in a new light. Looking at the King this week, wrinkles in Charles’s character
his devotion to the Queen – as that made him uneasy with himself
His tours of the four constituent his mother and his monarch – is were formed more by his education
nations of the United Kingdom have clear. But that second role made it than his family.
gone down extremely well – you can impossible for her to carry out the
see he genuinely enjoys meeting first one full-time. The poor young prince was
the crowds. His speeches have been horribly bullied at Gordonstoun –
sombre, clever and well judged. Charles, born in 1948, was at the his father’s old school. How much
most elemental age of his siblings – more sense it would have made if
Everything spot on, then. Except three – when his mother came to the he had gone to Eton – where lots of
for those confounded fountain pens. throne. He was only five when she his adult friends went. There, as a
and the Duke of Edinburgh went spectacularly rich, titled landowner-
“I can’t bear this bloody thing… on a four-month tour of Fiji, Tonga, to-be, he would not have stood out
every stinking time,” the King cried New Zealand and Australia. He and from other privileged boys, in the
as his pen leaked when he signed his younger sister, Princess Anne, way he did at Gordonstoun – and
the visitors’ book at Hillsborough were left at home. thus became a target.
Castle, Northern Ireland, last week.
In a way, he was born into a At Trinity College, Cambridge,
That came three days after the different generation – in terms of he was not bullied but he was still a
exasperated King twice asked aides modern parenting – from his two fish out of water. With his B and C
to take away an ornate pen-holder younger brothers, Prince Andrew in history and French A-levels, he
that was in the way when he signed and Prince Edward, both 1960s really was not Cambridge material.
documents at his official Accession babies, born more than a decade And, as a shy teenager, how difficult
at St James’s Palace. after Charles. it must have been to trail around the
university, set apart from everyone,
These are tiny blemishes – no Princess Anne survived that not just by his background, but by
bigger than an ink blot – in such an more remote upbringing in a having a bodyguard in tow.
admirable 10 days for a man who
has lost his mother and taken on the Pen explosions may only A disastrous marriage to Lady
great burden of kingship, and done be a fading symptom of the Diana Spencer did not make him
it all so impeccably. dissatisfaction that grew out any less awkward. His second
of an unusual background marriage has clearly made him
But, still, they are symptomatic much happier – the Queen Consort
of his tricky side. Similar stories cleared up the leaking pen incident
of grandness – of him having six in her characteristically calm
eggs, boiled for different durations, way. Funny and clever, she has the
waiting for him when he came home fundamental weapons for dealing
from hunting; of his valet squeezing with life’s travails – a sense of irony
toothpaste on his toothbrush – are and the ability to look at everything
apocryphal. But they are wrapped at one remove.
around a kernel of truth: that the
King likes everything to be just so. At 73, King Charles is the oldest
person to come to the British
The pen explosions may only throne. He has had the longest
be a fading symptom of the apprenticeship in history, with 64
dissatisfaction that grew out of a years as Prince of Wales.
highly unusual background. Still,
it is worth investigating how that He is fit for a man of his age
but, like all of us, he is aware of
The young Prince Charles with the Queen during his final year at Gordonstoun his limitations. If he is lucky, he Sarah Sands flags and Paddington bear toys are
School in Moray, where he studied from 1962 to 1967 GORDONSTOUN/PA will share the constitution of his laid outside the British consulate
mother and maternal grandmother “The eyes of the world” in Hong Kong as they are at
and have more than 20 years of is an overused Sandringham, which I went to look
continued good health. expression, but at over the weekend.
accurate in the case
But that is still a limited period of the funeral of Meanwhile, 100 world leaders
to do all he wants to do as king. Queen Elizabeth II today. There are descended on to London amid
In his first speech as monarch, estimates that television audiences awkward questions of precedence –
he acknowledged that: “It will no will exceed four billion people. The who goes to the back of the bus that
longer be possible for me to give so constitutional logistics are giddying. takes them to Westminster Abbey?
much of my time and energies to the Our late sovereign is the most – and some falling outs. Political
charities and issues for which I care famous woman in the world. critics protested about the presence
so deeply.” of China and Saudi Arabia; I reckon
I grasped the resonance of the this is a moment for diplomacy.
In concentrating on reigning as Queen beyond these shores when
well as possible, he will know there I saw the grief of my Chinese Of course, President Putin
is little time for tantrums over daughter-in-law at the news of cannot come while he is at war with
anything – particularly trivialities Her Majesty’s death. The flowers, the civilised world, but today, let
like leaking pens. us welcome other countries with
Harry Mount is the author of ‘How whom we may have differences.
England Made the English’ (Penguin)
When her father George VI died,
the former Princess Elizabeth was

i MONDAY 13
19 SEPTEMBER 2022

Comment

Center Parcs
is not alone in
its vacuous
nonsense

Ian Dunt

on an overseas tour. King Charles not based on positional advantage. – is history. The combination Rose for No one could possibly
III is already preparing to visit It is the essence of diplomacy. is potent. We are bound to the the Queen have predicted that
Australia. The new Prince and English-speaking world by the Center Parcs would
Princess of Wales are also keen to The non-rational nature of language of Shakespeare. People gather for a have played a leading
visit in the mood of friendship. the monarchy also speaks to the memorial service for role in the Queen’s mourning
heart. I listened to designer and The democratic Anglosphere is a the Queen at the Milton period, but it has, flip-flopping
Australia, New Zealand and inventor Thomas Heatherwick power bloc. At Braemar last week, a Keynes Rose, in the on whether to close today “as
Canada are in clear focus during at last week’s Braemar Summit Lithuanian academic said her hope city’s Campbell Park, at a mark of respect”. With each
this period of mourning. Horses appeal for emotion as a function. He for the Baltic States resided in the the weekend ANDREW change of plan, it reached ever
representing the Royal Canadian observed that tourists preferred to Aukus pact, the security alliance greater heights of cognitive and
Mounted Police will lead today’s visit the old parts of a place before between Australia, the UK and BOYERS/REUTERS organisational failure.
funeral procession. Prime Minister the new. I remember the Obamas the US. That same sense of unity
Justin Trudeau’s tribute to the being whisked to new conference is needed today. It would be a very I remember the Obamas Center Parcs’ quivering
late Queen was one of the most centres on the edge of London, but good thing if world leaders talked to wanting to see Westminster nonsense has been repeated
heartfelt: “She was one of my for personal pleasure, they wanted each other on the bus – and likewise Abbey and they fell in across the country, from the Met
favourite people in the world and I to look at Westminster Abbey and if the royals step up their world love with the Queen Office deciding that reporting
will miss her so.” they fell in love with the Queen. tours. We should be strengthening the weather was somehow
ties with India. The perspective of and has been neglected in years disrespectful at this time, to
He said the monarchy remains a What the UK has to offer – African countries is also needed of crisis. Heathrow stopping flights.
“bedrock of Canada’s democracy. besides innovation and creativity
In a complicated world, her steady Funerals are a chance for It is all completely vacuous,
grace and resolve brought comfort Canada’s premier, Justin Trudeau, at 10 Downing Street yesterday REUTERS reconciliation; the vigil held by with no sense of basic reason
and strength to us all”. the grandchildren of the Queen or even an appreciation for
was made more powerful for the things the Queen stood for.
The Queen’s role as a friend of seeing Princes William and Harry There’s not the slightest sense
the world is one that the UK should together. It would be foolish not to that people have put any thought
build on. The new King began settle differences in the wake of it. into what is happening.
by strengthening the unity of his
own kingdom, with binding visits If the EU and UK could come to There’s absolutely no
to Scotland, Northern Ireland an agreement on the Irish border as indication of introspection.
and Wales. This should now be a result, it would be a fine outcome.
a moment to position the UK as Relationships require attention, Then there’s the obsessive
a force for the values of benign which the Queen knew all too well. online sneering at the crowds
democracy across the world. who lined up for miles to pay their
As French President Emmanuel final respects.
The beauty of the British Macron wrote: “No foreign
monarchy is that it is above politics. sovereign has climbed the stairs There are interesting things
It is based on renouncing power. of the Élysée Palace more often happening here if we take a
Conversations such as those than she, who honoured France moment to look at them. They’re
described by Prime Minister with six state visits and met each of interesting because these two
Trudeau are private and advisory, its presidents.” weeks will form a part of the
country’s narrative about itself.
The Queen understood that But to try to assess the story
governments – good or bad – pass, that’s being told you have to give
but the relationships between up some preconceptions.
peoples of all nations must endure.
If we were to do that, we would
Let diplomacy reign. probably start with two elements,
Sarah Sands was the editor of one of which is uncomfortable for
BBC Radio 4’s ‘Today’ programme republicans and another of which
from 2017 to 2020 is uncomfortable for royalists.

The first is that this has, by and
large, been a unifying spectacle,
which provides for a shared and
inclusive national conversation.
Why have people cried who did
not expect to cry? Because they
are having a conversation with
their country, in a way that is
unmediated by commercialism or
politics. No elected head of state
could achieve that.

The second is that if the
timelines had been ever so
slightly different, and Andrew
had been born before Charles,
the associate of a convicted sex
trafficker would now be sitting
on the throne. There would be no
way of stopping it.

These things are both true.
Accepting one makes it harder
to accept the other, but there we
are. We can either grapple with
them, or we can turn ourselves
into a human version of Center
Parcs, desperately clinging to
whatever intellectual bunker
we’ve developed.

Better to grapple.

14 QUEEN ELIZABETH II, 1926-2022

INTERNATIONAL

How mourners
will be marking
the occasion
from afar

By Graham Keeley and Katie Grant to tourists, told i. “The Spaniards MALTA Tributes far
have been fantastic. The mayor, Toni and wide
Church services will be held, busi- Peréz, sent me a personal message Island recalls ‘happy
nesses will close and flags will be at of condolence.” days’ of newlyweds Above: A child places a drawing as
half-mast around the world during she attends a memorial service at a
the Queen’s funeral. British-run businesses will close By Kevin Schembri Orland in 2015, when she visited the Medi- church in Taguig, a suburb of Manila
as a mark of respect even though it is terranean island nation for a Com-
Here are the ways some countries a normal working day for Spaniards. A dilapidated villa outside Malta’s monwealth meeting. “I remember JAM STA ROSA/AFP
intend to say goodbye to her. Events involving British groups have capital, where a young Princess happy days here with Prince Phillip
also been cancelled. Elizabeth and her husband lived when we were first married.” Left: A choir sings during a memorial
SPAIN for a period before she became service at All Saints’ Anglican Church
English-language radio stations Queen, has become a focal point of Unlike in some other former colo- in Nairobi, Kenya
Businesses will close and British citi- like Spectrum FM, popular with Malta’s remembrance of the late nies, where the monarch’s death has
zens will hold private vigils to hon- ­expats, will have special coverage of monarch and her ties to the former conjured up memories of oppres- BAZ RATNER/REUTERS
our the Queen’s state funeral today the state funeral. British colony. sion or lasting economic disparities
in Spain, which is home to around as a legacy of British rule, residents Right: Indian painter Jagjot Singh
300,000 UK expatriates, the largest Lee Chappell, who owns Quick- Flowers and wreaths have crowd- of Malta generally remember the Rubal gives the final touches to a
such group in the world. save British Supermarket in Santa ed the door of Villa Guardamangia, Queen with respect. painting of the Queen in Amritsar
Pola, near Alicante, also on the Costa where Elizabeth and Prince Philip
Benidorm, a resort on the south- Blanca, said: “We have had people spent months at a time between In 2020, the Maltese government NARINDER NANU/AFP
east’s Costa Blanca – which has asking us to keep more copies of the 1949 and 1951. Philip, a Royal Navy purchased Villa Guardamangia,
4,000 expats and hosts tens of thou- British newspapers because of the officer, was assigned to the Mediter- which had fallen into disrepair, Tributes to the Queen outside Villa
sands of UK holidaymakers every reporting of the Queen’s death and ranean island in the early years of and it is now renovating the dwell- Guardamangia in Malta
year – honoured the Queen with the nation’s mourning.” the couple’s marriage. ing with the aim of turning it into
illuminated electronic signs show- a museum documenting the his- “Obviously, Malta was a colony
ing her and the Union flag. Candle- GIBRALTAR “Visiting Malta is always very spe- tory of Malta’s relationship with the too, so there are people who also re-
lit vigils have been held, along with cial for me,” the Queen said in Malta British monarchy. member that,” said a former presi-
remembrance services, and demand Flags have been at half-mast on the dent, Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca.
for British newspapers has soared. British Overseas Territory since the
Queen died and they will remain so “But I don’t think people mix the
“For me the Queen’s death was a until after the funeral. Gibraltar will issue of being colonised and the
shock but not unexpected of course. also observe the bank holiday today Queen. The Queen carried a lot
Benidorm has done all it can to hon- and last night an official one-minute of respect.”
our Her Majesty,” Michelle Baker, silence took place at 9pm.
a former journalist who runs a Malta’s President, George Vella,
F­ acebook page which offers advice Fabian Picardo, the chief minis- will represent the country at the
ter of Gibraltar and leader of the Queen’s funeral today. AP
Global TV Live coverage Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party
called on “all Gibraltarians and resi-
The Queen’s state funeral will also be dents on Gibraltar to reflect on the
viewed around the Commonwealth, immense dedication and contribu-
with many countries broadcasting tion Her late Majesty gave in her 70
it live. years as Queen” .

Australia will show the news Mr Picardo and the governor of
on public broadcaster ABC and Gibraltar, Sir David Steel, the mon-
commercial networks. Australians archy’s representative on the penin-
will get a one-off bank holiday sula, will both attend the funeral.
to mark the occasion, but not
until Thursday when the Prime FALKLAND ISLANDS
Minister, Anthony Albanese, returns
from London. The Falkland Islands have also de-
clared today a public holiday, with all
In New Zealand, coverage of flags, including the Union flag, due
the funeral will start at 7.30pm to remain at half-mast until tomor-
even though the event does not row. A two-minute silence will be
begin until 10pm. It will air live on observed at 11am local time today.
national broadcaster TVNZ and the A book of condolence that has been
country will have a national holiday open for the public to sign for several
on Monday 26 September, with a days will close this afternoon.
memorial service to be held in the
Cathedral of St Paul in Wellington on UNITED STATES
the same day.
In the US, the major entertainment
In Canada, CBC will broadcast the networks – ABC, CBS and NBC – will
event live on television and online. bring their breakfast programmes
Its national day of mourning today is on air as early as 5am on the East
also a bank holiday. Coast. C-Span, usually home to live
coverage of Congress, is clearing its
In India, a day of state mourning airtime to relay uninterrupted full
took place on 11 September and funeral coverage.
President Droupadi Murmu will
attend today’s funeral. Digital streaming platforms will
convey events in London to mobile
Some Caribbean nations, such as phones and tablets. Right-wing cable
Jamaica, have announced a period channels are also clearing the sched-
of mourning for the Queen’s death. ule for the ceremony.
However, only in the Cayman Islands,
a British Overseas Territory, will While some remain perplexed
today be a public holiday. with the royal fascination, others
have conceded they “might sneak a
peek at the Queen’s funeral”.

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Comment News in brief

Americans’ appetite for TAIWAN
the full English pageant
is always hard to sate ‘Special invitation’ to
sign condolence book
Simon Marks meeting”, an indication that
there’s far more on the agenda Taiwan’s de facto ambassador
Such is the level of to digest than would have been in London received a “special
American interest in possible during a brief encounter invitation” to sign the book of
the Queen’s funeral before the funeral. condolence for the Queen, the
that even The New York island’s foreign ministry said,
Times’ much-vaunted The Bidens travelled to London adding that he was treated the same
food section is getting in on the solo. There was no invitation as other dignitaries.
act. Bleary-eyed readers waking offered to past US Presidents,
extra-early today to tune in from with the UK side obviating the Britain, like most countries, has
afar were this week offered a discomfort of Donald Trump’s no diplomatic ties with Chinese-
“streamlined” sheet-pan recipe presence in London by blaming claimed Taiwan though they have
for a full English breakfast. space limits for a tightly close unofficial ones. Taiwan said
restricted guest list. Kelly Hsieh was invited by the
While the newspaper’s readers Government to sign the condolence
reach for their baking sheets, the But the Trumps, along with book at Lancaster House.
rest of us will be “streamlining” the Obamas, Bushes, Clintons
our ingredients in time-honoured and Carters have been invited The invitation came “based on
frying pans. to attend a memorial service at the importance attached to Taiwan-
Washington National Cathedral Britain relations and the precious
The US television networks on Wednesday. It’s not yet clear friendship”, it added.
have dispatched their star how many of them plan to attend.
anchors, reporters and CHINA
production crews to London for a Many American eyes will be on
television operation unmatched the Duke and Duchess of Sussex. Nothing but British
in scale since the funeral in 1997 News outlets here have offered flags for factory
of Diana, Princess of Wales. relentless coverage of their
involvement in the mourning, Ninety minutes after the Queen
Behind the scenes in and even some of their usually died, orders for thousands of Union
Washington DC and New loquacious celebrity friends have flags started to flood into a factory
York City, the timing of the been cautious about opining on near Shanghai.
funeral created something of the couple’s current sentiments.
a scheduling frenzy. President More than 100 staff at Shaoxing
Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Oprah Winfrey last week told Chuangdong Tour Articles Co set
Biden flew in to London late on CBS the funeral could serve as an aside other work and put in 14-hour
Saturday, altering their plans to “opportunity for peacemaking” days starting at 7.30am making
spend the weekend preparing for within the Royal Family. But nothing but British-themed flags.
his annual address to the United refused requests from her friend
Nations General Assembly. – the network’s anchor, Gayle They turned out at least 500,000
King – to go any further. in the first week, according to
Many UN events have been general manager Fan Aiping.
upended by the Queen’s funeral, “I try to stay out of people’s
and even Mr Biden’s speech has family business,” said Winfrey – Some are Union flags to be
been pushed back by 24 hours whose interview last year with carried by mourners or hung
until Wednesday. them suggests this may not be outside homes. Others show the
entirely true. Queen’s portrait and the years of
His first face-to-face meeting her birth and death. AP
with Liz Truss will now take place With the Duchess’s podcast BRAZIL
at the UN headquarters in New in a temporary production
York, rather than in London. It’s pause and the release of Prince Bolsonaro ‘hoping
being billed as a “full bilateral Harry’s memoir pushed back for election boost’
until next year, Americans can
only scrutinise the imagery Allies of Brazil’s President Jair
from London while awaiting the Bolsonaro hope his attendance at
couple’s return to the US. the funeral will help the right-wing
leader’s ailing re-election bid.
Comment
With Brazilians heading to the
Queen was an LGBT ally as country changed for the better polls in two weeks, Mr Bolsonaro
has decided to pause his campaign
Patrick Strudwick psyche of LGBT people, above entertainers, artists and sports great big in-your-face lesbian- and leave the country for four days.
party politics, above the protests, people arrived at the Palace ness – anointed by the head of After the Queen’s funeral in London,
The reign of Queen the rows in families, the lies in to kneel before her; knighted, state. Others, like Peter Tatchell he will travel to New York for the
Elizabeth II arches the press and the viciousness decorated, celebrated by the head declined. There was always room UN Assembly General session.
right across the history in Parliament. The debates of state. for both ways.
of the LGBT liberation about same-sex marriage were Supporters hope that the trip will
movement, from prison cells not so long ago, where most Many have wrestled with this. Her grandsons helped warm give Mr Bolsonaro gravitas after
to Pride marches. From the Conservative MPs voted against My friend Lisa Power, perhaps LGBT people to the Queen. We almost four years of rifts with other
chemical castration of Alan this right and where politician the most important lesbian know, broadly, where William world leaders. He trails former
Turing – the code-breaker who after politician stood up campaigner in British history, and Harry stand on LGBT president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
helped win the Second World against progress. who has dedicated 45 years matters. Their mother instilled in opinion polls.
War – to his eyes fixing our gaze to this fight, who co-founded liberalism and tolerance in them.
face on the £50 note. How far we But Britain’s monarch said Stonewall, who headed policy at They remain champions of the
have come. On the other side, of nothing, stood back, and allowed the Terrence Higgins Trust for de-stigmatisation of HIV. In this,
course, is the Queen. The only one an impression to form that she 17 years, decided to accept the for once, the Queen’s younger
with a capital letter. accepted all her nation’s children, British Empire Medal. Empire relatives reflected light, not
without question. Do we know does not sit well with those who scandal, back upon her.
She was always there and her views on same-sex marriage, strive for equality, for an end to
that is the point. Elizabeth II on gay adoption, on – dare I say – racism or prejudice. In the Queen we see the face
occupies a solitary place in the trans rights? We do not. of Britain change; the scowl of
But Power is both idealist criminalisation to the cheer of
We saw LGBT people move and pragmatist. She knew the celebration. In losing her, we lose
from the shadows to the spotlight power of symbols; the picture of our link to who we once were – to
of the honours lists. Advocates, her, in all her righteousness, her how we changed for the better.

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HERITAGE

An enduring tradition of
mourning sovereigns

Times have changed but much Elizabeth I’s body was encased in as he became in England, had still
is the same when we bid farewell lead inside a wooden coffin, which only reached Hinchingbrooke
to a monarch. By Cahal Milmo was covered in purple velvet. This in Cambridgeshire by the day of
From the full-length black was carried on a chariot pulled by the funeral.
mourning cloaks once different era of monarchy – one of four grey horses, with six knights
required of mourners total fealty, in the secular sphere holding a canopy over it. Elizabeth I was initially buried in
to the carriage accident at least, to an absolute ruler and the same vault within Westminster
where the cult of personality was A life-size painted wooden effigy Abbey as her grandfather,
which gave rise to one of if anything more potent than the of Elizabeth lying down with a Henry VII. But her successor
the state funeral’s most poignant modern age. crown on her head and a sceptre commissioned a white marble
features, the final departure of Elizabeth I of England and in her hands was placed on top of monument and in 1606 her body
British monarchs has – much like Ireland – though not of Scotland – the coffin, looking so lifelike that was placed underneath that in the
the institution they represent – endured a slow and undignified end. mourners are said to have gasped. Lady Chapel, together with the
quietly evolved while maintaining She apparently stood unassisted It featured a corset, which still body of her half-sister, Mary I.
its aura of tradition. in her bedchamber in Richmond survives, and was dressed in her
With a grand procession through Palace for 15 hours, out of the fear parliamentary robes. The effigy was The Latin inscription on her
the streets of London leading to that she would be unable to stand remade in 1760 with a wax head and monument celebrates the perceived
a historic service at Westminster again if she laid down, and then this replica is now on display in the achievements of her reign. “Sacred
Abbey after a reign lasting decades, spending four days on the floor Abbey museum. to memory: religion to its primitive
there will be several key similarities before her servants finally got her purity restored, peace settled,
between Queen Elizabeth II’s into bed. John Stow, a historian at the money restored to its just value,
funeral on Monday and that of her Legend has it that she had a full time, wrote: “Westminster was domestic rebellion quelled, France
namesake four centuries earlier, inch of makeup on her face when surcharged with multitudes of all relieved when involved with
not least among them a gathering of she died. She was said to be very sorts of people in their streets, intestine divisions; the Netherlands
multitudes to witness the event. vain, despite losing all of her hair houses, windows, leads and gutters, supported; the Spanish Armada
As such, the Virgin Queen’s and most of her teeth by her final that came out to see the obsequy, vanquished; Ireland almost lost
funeral is one of three royal burials days, and refused to have baths. and when they beheld her statue by rebels, eased by routing the
that help chart the change and Some believe she died of blood lying upon the coffin, there was Spaniard; the revenues of both
continuity of such moments in poisoning, others think pneumonia such a general sighing, groaning universities much enlarged by a
British history. or cancer. Her body was embalmed and weeping as the like hath not Law of Provisions; and lastly, all
Queen Victoria, who until and remained in Richmond for two been seen or known in the memory England enriched.”
Elizabeth II’s 70-year reign was weeks before being brought along of man.”
Britain’s longest-serving monarch, the River Thames on a barge and QUEEN VICTORIA
obsessed over her death to the taken to Whitehall Palace, to lie in One person absent from the
extent that she left 12 pages of state for another three weeks. funeral was Elizabeth’s successor. Just as the Victorians were
written instructions, including Her funeral was finally held She may not in reality have been obsessed with the fact and
voluminous details of what was to on 28 April. The procession was the “Virgin Queen” that she is symbolism of death, so too was the
be placed alongside her in her coffin, attended by 3,000 mourners. Even sometimes called, but she had no queen whose name embodied her
to be followed punctiliously. The the lowest-ranking members of children – leading to a sense of era. For four decades of her 64-year
document was to become in many the royal household, such as wine anxiety about the future throughout reign, Victoria chose to wear black
ways the blueprint for state funerals porters and scullery maids, joined the country for years before her mourning clothes in memory of her
ever since. the solemn march through the death aged 69 – so James VI of husband, Prince Albert, who died
The death of George VI, the streets of the capital. Scotland was chosen as her heir in a in 1861.
Queen’s father, was by definition the It is thought to have been move that united the two kingdoms.
last time Britain buried a sovereign watched by 200,000 people, a By the end of her life, Elizabeth So when Victoria died at Osborne
and was arguably the moment at figure equaling the entire estimated could no longer speak but is said House, her retreat on the Isle of
which mass participation in a royal population of London at the time. to have agreed to the Scottish Wight, on 22 January 1901 at the age
event that is now taken for granted, monarch taking the throne after of 81, it would have been something
via the nascent magic of television, her by making a circle movement of a surprise to her subjects to learn
became possible. For four decades around her head to signal that he that she had stipulated that white
of her 64-year reign, should wear the crown. was to be the signature colour of
Victoria chose to wear her funeral.
ELIZABETH I black mourning clothes in Despite the length of time was strictly controlled according
memory of her husband between her death and the funeral, The monarch was buried in to aristocratic seniority – was
The death of Elizabeth I on 24 and his decision to fork out the her wedding veil, with her coffin replaced with a regal purple to
March 1603 harks back to a very £11,000 cost, the new king of covered in a white and gold pall sit alongside the symbolic flashes
England opted not to arrive in to be placed on a gun carriage of white.
London until after ceremony. He left conveyed by white horses. The
Scotland on 5 April but spent time preponderance of black seen at It was one change among many
enjoying himself on hunts during state funerals for centuries before to the fundamental style and
his slow journey south. James I, – Tudor mourners wore hooded substance of royal state funerals
black cloaks whose voluminosity that has stayed in place since
Victoria, who had long been fixated
‘The faithful subjects who led the procession at Elizabeth’s funeral’, 1603 (1901). The figures in front are the knight marshal’s menPRINT COLLECTOR/GETTY with the choreography of her
own passing, reputedly dictated
a 12-page memorandum to her
personal physician, Sir James Reid,
detailing her requirements – and
vision – for her funeral.

Much of the document related to
the grave goods which the queen
wanted her faithful doctor and
aides to ensure were placed in her
coffin, including a lock of the hair of
John Brown, the faithful Balmoral
manservant who became Victoria’s

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had “promptly and gallantly” SOCIETY
stepped in to haul the coffin before
soldiers from the Royal Artillery Republicans
could fix the problem, and in so protest at football
doing allowed the Royal Navy to and on the streets
steal into perpetuity the honour of
conveying British monarchs to their By Madeleine Cuff a minute’s silence before their games
last resting place. and a minute of applause during the
Sky Sports became the second tel- 70th minute to mark the Queen’s 70
GEORGE VI evision company in a week to apolo- years on the throne.
gise for broadcasting Celtic fans’
The funeral of the Queen’s father derogatory chants and banners dur- A small number of anti-monarchy
following his death at Sandringham ing pre-match tributes to the Queen. protests took place during the na-
from lung cancer on 6 February tional mourning period, with civil
1952 was in many ways the most Ahead of the Scottish club’s tel- liberties groups raising concerns
loyal so far to the royal convention evised game against St Mirren yes- about demonstrators who were ar-
established by Victoria and terday, fans chanted: “If you hate the rested or moved on by police.
her successors. Royal Family clap your hands.”
In Edinburgh, a woman was ar-
Although Victoria did not lie On Wednesday, Celtic fans held rested after holding a sign with
in state in Westminster Hall, her up banners, including one
successors did, establishing the reading ‘F**k the Crown’ an expletive and the words
practice seen so vividly in recent during their Champions “abolish the monarchy”
days as members of the public pay League match against at a proclamation cer-
homage to a dead sovereign by Shakhtar Donetsk, emony for King Charles.
walking past the coffin. which BT Sport apolo- She was charged with
gised for showing during breaching the peace.
All the ingredients that will be its coverage. A man was arrested
present today – from attendance of and later de-arrested
dignitaries from across the world to Meanwhile on Satur- in Oxford after shout-
the dolorous ceremonial splendour day, Dundee United fans
of the sovereign’s last journey to disrupted a minute’s silence ing “who elected him?” at
Windsor – were played out in 1952. during a match against Rangers at a proclamation ceremony. A
Ibrox, as boos and chants mocking woman holding a sign saying “Not
After being brought to London the Queen’s death were audible from my King” was moved on by police in
by train, George VI lay in state for the away end. Parliament Square but officers later
three days, during which 304,000 said it was to prevent an obstruction.
people filed past the catafalque. In a statement, Dundee United In Cardiff on Friday, dozens of
The figure was fewer than had done said: “As a club, ahead of the game people protested against the monar-
so for the king’s father, George V, a we reached out to advise our sup- chy during a visit by the King but no
turnout that was attributed to the porters of the pre-match arrange- arrests were made. A petition linked
fact that the Queen’s father was the ments with the expectation that the to the protests calling for an end to
first monarch to be buried in the minute silence would be observed.” the “Prince of Wales” title has gath-
television age. ered more than 25,000 signatures.
Elsewhere, tributes to the Queen Sport, page 51
While the coronation of Elizabeth were generally well-observed by
II in June 1953 is widely held to supporters, with most clubs holding
have been Britain’s first communal
televised event, appetite for How newspapers reported royal funerals in the past
living a national moment via the
closest companion and is thought The late King George flickering box in the living room was Funerals for Britain’s monarchs have and seats will be kept for them, and
by some historians to have been VI lies in state in the established by George VI’s funeral been reported in intimate detail for also for the territorials, provided
her lover. The items from Brown, as Britons realised they could in centuries and no more so than in the they let the vicar know no later than
including letters to the monarch chapel at Windsor some sense witness history and heyday of newspapers from the 19th Thursday,” it said.
and photographs, were carefully flocked to buy televisions – at vast century onwards.
hidden under flowers in the casket HULTON-DEUTSCH expense, given that the average set In 1936, immediately after the
so members of the Royal Family, COLLECTION/CORBIS cost some four times the average When Queen Victoria died in 1901, death of George V, the Bradford
in particular Victoria’s successor monthly wage. The Times reported how her funeral Observer recalled how Edward VIII
Edward VII, who despised the It was the stipulation of the gun at Windsor was “marked by every flew from Sandringham to London –
servant’s closeness to his mother, carriage, which Victoria had noted The death of the king and its circumstance of public ceremonial” becoming the first British monarch
knew nothing of their presence. and admired at the funeral of the surrounding ceremonial moments so that her subjects “might remember to travel by air.
Duke of Albany in 1884, and the also established that other vital it to the end of their days”.
But it was the style of Victoria’s intervention of a faulty coupling ingredient of the state funeral – the Some of the best insights into what
funeral which proved its most that prompted a change to the sonorous yet sombre, dignified Its coverage, stretching over five was happening in the country can
enduring legacy. Whereas previous choreography of state funerals yet apposite commentary of a pages, featured a sketch of a coffin be seen in the weekly newspapers in
monarchs had been buried after ever since. Royal legend has it senior broadcaster. showing which dignitaries were towns across the country.
processions led by senior courtiers that a bolting horse at Windsor arranged around it as the monarch
and counsellors, the queen station prompted the intervention The BBC received widespread was brought to London from the Isle The Burnley Express noted how
stipulated that she wished to be which led to 98 Royal Navy sailors plaudits for the description of of Wight, where she died. the draw for the fifth round of the
treated as a “soldier’s daughter” improvising by rigging ropes to the George VI funeral procession FA Cup was being postponed until
with the military for the first time Victoria’s gun carriage and hauling to Westminster Hall provided “Hyde Park attracted the most a day after the funeral. The Wigton
taking the lead role in proceedings, the coffin to the funeral service at St by Richard Dimbleby, whose enormous crowd,” its special Advertiser described how while the
including conveying her coffin on a George’s Chapel within the confines subsequent commentaries, correspondent wrote. “The pathways town was “not behind in expressing
gun carriage. of the castle. including that of the Queen’s were swarming with people and the its sorrow at the death of the king”, the
coronation, are widely regarded numerous high trees were filled to fact that the funeral was on market
In reality, it was the failure of a as the gold standard of televised their topmost branches with daring day “prevented the general closure of
metal eyelet linking the carriage to explication to an audience and adventurous climbers.” premises”. It was the new king’s view,
the horses’ reins which prompted of millions. the paper said, that the funeral should
the intervention. In a letter to The Aberdeen Press and Journal “not interfere with business”.
The Times, written 35 years later, It is with such incremental steps described the funeral of Edward
an officer who had witnessed the that the state funeral of a monarch VII in 1910 in similarly mournful In 1952, the Nottingham Evening
incident said a contingent of sailors has reached its present incarnation tones, although its headline of “Royal Post reported that the News Theatre
– an amalgam of centuries-old Cavalcade – Nine Kings” may seem a in the city was showing “full length
tradition and convention, touch frivolous nowadays. pictures” of George VI’s funeral every
tweaked and smoothed to suit the hour for a full week. The Daily Mirror
relevant moment. The South Bucks Standard described how the Earl Marshal had
devoted an equal amount of text ordered the nation to “wear sober
In the case of Elizabeth II, a to the king’s funeral plans as it clothes” on the day of the funeral.
significant change will be the did to the proposals for seating “Anybody who does possess black
fact that she is the first monarch arrangements at a memorial service clothes should wear them.”
since George II in 1760 to have a at Wycombe Parish Church. “The
funeral that includes a service at mayor and  corporation will attend Dean Kirby
Westminster Abbey – the formal
funeral service for the sovereign
has been held at St George’s Chapel
in Windsor since 1820.

And yet – from the lead-lined
coffin of Elizabeth I, to the gun
carriage of Victoria to the rapt
televised audience of George VI
– much else will feel familiar.

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BURIAL

The Queen will be
laid to rest in ‘deeply
personal’ family service

By Sally Guyoncourt The Queen in St George’s Chapel The weddings of Peter Prince Harry and
during the funeral of Prince Philip Phillips to Autumn Meghan Markle were
The Queen will be buried at her be- George’s Chapel at Windsor Cas- Kelly and then Prince Harry to married in St George’s
loved Windsor home in a private ser- tle. The committal service will be Meghan Markle and Princess Chapel in May 2018
vice for her close family. conducted by the Dean of Windsor, Eugenie to Jack Brooksbank all
David Conner, who was also present took place in the chapel. JONATHAN BRADY/PA
Her final resting place will be the for the funeral of Prince Philip. Prince Philip’s coffin will then be
George VI Memorial Chapel, an moved from the Royal Vault, where
annexe to the main chapel, where Around 800 people, including he was laid to rest in April last year,
her mother and father are buried members of the Queen’s Household to join his wife of 73 years.
along with the ashes of her sister, and Windsor estate staff, will attend Following the interment of the
Princess Margaret. the afternoon committal service. Queen Mother in April 2002, St
George’s Chapel was opened to the
Prince Philip’s coffin will move But in the evening, after 70 years public free of charge for a week to
from the Royal Vault to the memo- in the glare of the public eye, the allow mourners to visit her final rest-
rial chapel to join the Queen’s. monarch will be laid to rest in a ing place.
“deeply personal family occasion” Members of the public are usually
After the pomp and ceremony of that will remain private. only allowed into the chapel as part
the state funeral attended by presi- of a paid visit to the castle or if they
dents, prime ministers, royals and It is understood that King Charles are attending a service.
dignitaries from across the globe, will scatter earth on the coffin, as the It is unclear if the same will hap-
the interment will be a quiet, per- Queen did for her father George VI pen following the Queen’s burial but
sonal moment for the family to say in 1952, before it is interred in a vault those who want to pay their respects
their goodbyes. in the George VI Memorial Chapel. after the funeral are being advised to
check the official Royal Family web-
The Queen’s committal service Queen Elizabeth’s coffin will join sites for updates.
will take place at St George’s Chapel those of her father and the Queen Construction of St George’s Chap-
in Windsor Castle at 4pm today. The Mother. A casket containing the el began in 1475 and was completed
Queen will be buried with the Duke ashes of her sister Princess Marga- 50 years later.
of Edinburgh in the George VI chapel ret is interred in the same vault. In April last year, it was the venue
in a private service at 7.30pm. for the funeral of her husband
Prince Philip.
Following the state funeral in Lon- It has been a final resting place
don, the cortège will leave Westmin- for more than 40 members of the
ster Abbey to make the final journey Royal Family over the centuries.
to the Queen’s resting place, along Queen Elizabeth II will become
roads expected to be lined with hun- the first female sovereign to be
dreds of thousands of people. interred there.

King Charles and other members
of the Royal Family will walk behind
the Queen’s coffin to Wellington
Arch at Hyde Park Corner, before it
is taken on to Windsor in Berkshire.

On arrival in Windsor, the State
Hearse will travel in procession
again along the Long Walk to St

SOCIETY HERITAGE

MPs launch campaign to create Statues of late monarch
a bank holiday for the Queen ‘should go up all over UK’

By Paul Gallagher she represented in her life – her love John Wilson, who created the By Steve Robson and has countless pubs named
of her country, her ability to bring petition, said: “Queen Elizabeth II after her. Several statues of the
MPs are calling for an annual “Queen people together, her decency, her is our longest-reigning monarch, The Queen should be honoured Queen exist elsewhere in the UK,
Elizabeth Day” bank holiday to re- kindness and her sense of fun. All and arguably the nation’s, and the with statues around the country including a bronze sculpture
member Her Majesty’s reign. of these things could be commemo- world’s, most popular ever monarch. and a “landmark” in central of her next to a mare and foal in
rated on one day of the year.” London, campaigners have said. Newmarket, in recognition of
The campaign to have a new bank “In the words of [French] Presi- her love of thoroughbreds, and
holiday on 8 September – the date of Tory MP Tobias Ellwood, the dent Macron: ‘To you, she was The Public Statues and another by Douglas Jennings in
the Queen’s death – is being led by chairman of the Commons your Queen; to us, she was Sculpture Association (PSSA) Gravesend, Kent.
former Conservative leader Sir Iain defence committee, and La- the Queen, the most con- suggested the public would want
Duncan Smith. bour’s Khalid Mahmood stant symbol of Great permanent memorials where But Joanna Barnes, co-chair of
have backed the call. Britain’. She was an in- they can pay their respects to the PSSA, told i: “We would love
Meanwhile, an online petition in spirational woman. the country’s longest-serving to see some statues of her go up in
support of a new “Queen Elizabeth Historian and broad- “Britain has fewer monarch in the future. important places. When Queen
Day” has already been signed by caster Dan Snow is also bank holidays than Victoria died there were a lot of
more than 142,000 people. Sir Iain supporting the cam- most European coun- Ministers and royal officials statues raised.
(inset) has lobbied Number 10 to paign. He said: “This tries: France has 11 com- are reported to be set to hold
­support the idea and will rally cross- is a chance to mark our pared with our eight; Spain talks on creating a permanent “The affection and love for the
party support when MPs return history and help define our has 14. I believe we need a new memorial on the fourth plinth Queen is so strong all over the
to Parliament this week after the future. We haven’t always been in Trafalgar Square. There are country, I think people will want
Queen’s funeral today. great as a country at celebrating public bank holiday to mark our currently no visual monuments the same,” she said.
what binds us together. This is a mo- greatest sovereign’s lifetime. A day to her reign in London.
He said: “We would want all the ment to change that and create a day for our nation to come together and Statues are generally decided
countries of the United Kingdom to that will represent the principles of celebrate both the life of the Queen Queen Victoria, whose reign by local councils.
celebrate on the same day. I would togetherness and service that Her and our gratitude for the institution Queen Elizabeth II surpassed,
hope it would be a joyful celebration, Majesty personified.” of our Royal Family.” is honoured with at least 10 If the statue depicts a public
as she would want it, of all the things statues around London, as well figure it may need to be signed
as an Underground train line, off by the Secretary of State for
Culture, Media and Sport.

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ANALYSIS

From Scotland to stand-ins:
challenges for the new King

LEGAL Hugo most under-reported political issue Ford said, may come in the event
Gye in these isles broadly conceived of “a very evenly divided hung
Charles seeks to remove right now is the possibility of a Sinn Parliament” after the next general
‘non-working’ counsellors For 70 years, Elizabeth Féin-led government in Dublin after election, which will probably
II did her best to avoid the next election in Ireland. All the happen in 2024, where it was
By Patrick Grafton-Green royal duties. Prince Harry and Prin- political controversy. One polling shows, and has done for unclear whether Liz Truss or Sir
cess Beatrice (inset), who are also reason for her popularity some time, that that is at present Keir Starmer was better placed to
King Charles III wants the law not working royals, would no longer was her ability to stay the likeliest outcome… It’s going command a majority in the House
changed so that counsellors of state be eligible for the role. above the fray – most of the time. to be interesting to see how the of Commons.
are all working members of the monarchy under King Charles is
Royal Family, it has been reported. The Princess Royal, Princess Her son, King Charles III, has going to navigate that.” “That does potentially sail us into
Anne, is older than Prince Andrew been more willing to engage with one of those constitutional grey
Counsellors of state are called but is not a counsellor of state be- politics, letting his views be known He added that the Queen had areas where there would be the
upon to carry out official duties for cause until recently male heirs have on the environment, architecture also showed support for devolution potential for disruption possibly
the monarch should they fall ill or and more. within the UK, for example going in because of the new monarch,” he
be absent abroad. taken precedence in succession. person to open each session of the said. Charles may have to choose
This was abolished by a He has promised that, as Scottish and Welsh parliaments, which of the two main party leaders
These include the mon- 2013 Act, but only applies monarch, he will follow his mother’s and questioned whether the new should have first go at forming a
arch’s spouse and the to those who were born example and seek to stay out of King would continue that approach. Government, or ask them to return
next four people in line after 28 ­October 2011. political debate entirely. But, as to the polls for another election.
to the throne who are Royal experts have the UK’s constitution comes under COMMONWEALTH
aged 21 or over. For King previously told i that ex- continued strain, the King may find But Professor Bogdanor
Charles, they are his isting protocol required it hard to avoid being embroiled in The number of Commonwealth predicted that the King would do
wife Camilla, the Queen a “radical rethink”, al- the arguments to come. nations that have retained the his best to stay out of the situation –
Consort, his sons the though any change would British sovereign as their head of pointing to the precedent the Queen
Prince of Wales and Duke of SCOTLAND state has been shrinking over the set in 2010 when she stayed away
Sussex, his brother the Duke of require legislation enacted years, and looks likely to decrease from London while David Cameron
York and his niece Princess Beatrice. by the UK Parliament. Charles’s biggest challenge, further over the coming years. and Gordon Brown were trying to
Counsellors of state are rarely experts agree, will be dealing with cobble together a majority. “No one
However, The Sunday Telegraph called upon, although in May, King the growth in pro-independence It is unclear whether affection for knows better his role than he does,”
reported that the King is likely to Charles, who was then Prince of sentiment in Scotland – particularly the monarchy will now diminish in the academic said.
take steps to have the law changed, Wales, aided by Prince William, if there is a second referendum and the Commonwealth, Professor Ford
in a move that would sideline Prince stood in for the Queen during the Scots vote to break up the Union. argued, because of how long the ROLE OF THE CROWN
Andrew after he was removed from state opening of Parliament. institution has been bound up with
“One of the important things the Queen herself. He said: “We’re One political issue that inevitably
that the monarchy stands for is all left in a situation of radical involves the monarch is the
the unity of the nation,” Robert uncertainty about how different question of the law that governs
Hazell, professor of government sectors of the public are going to the Royal Household. In recent
and the constitution at University perceive the monarchy.” days, there has been a fresh public
College London, said. Even the late outcry over the Duke of York’s
Queen found herself breaching Professor Bogdanor suggested role as a counsellor of state, which
her treasured neutrality when it that some of the realms may seek enables him to fulfil the duties of the
came to the Union, he added – for to cast off their “non-resident monarch in certain circumstances
example when she told voters to head of state”, adding: “In a way such as the state opening of
“think carefully about the future” it doesn’t matter, if they remain Parliament – even though he has
before the 2014 referendum. in the Commonwealth, but it stepped away from his royal roles.
would mean that the monarchy
“Almost by default, or by itself would become much more a The identity of the counsellors of
necessity, the monarchy is British monarchy.” state is fixed in law by the Regency
unionist,” Professor Hazell said. Act 1937: they are the sovereign’s
“It’s the one issue on which it Reducing the number of spouse and the four adults closest
is really hard to be neutral.” countries where King Charles in line to the throne, who are the
Scotland leaving the UK would be III reigns could be a very visible Prince of Wales, Duke of Sussex,
“a huge blow to the prestige of the symbol of Britain’s waning influence Prince Andrew and Princess
monarchy”, he suggested. – but it may also, according to Beatrice. The legislation should
Professor Hazell, be a “relief” for be rapidly amended to change the
Robert Ford, professor of Buckingham Palace, allowing the list of counsellors, according to
political science at the University Royal Household to focus solely on Professor Hazell, with Princess
of Manchester, pointed out that the UK. Anne one of those who could be
Nicola Sturgeon has not repeated added: “Andrew would be publicly
her demand for independence DOMESTIC POLITICS unacceptable… and Harry spends
since the death of the Queen but most of his time far away and
predicted that an economic crisis The UK’s largely unwritten therefore wouldn’t be a very
could change that. “If we have a constitution continues to allow for effective counsellor of state if he is
very difficult winter, then perhaps a significant role for the monarch in in California. I think they will need
the wind gets back into the sails of politics. King Charles will be keen to introduce emergency legislation
that scheme,” he said. to avoid being embroiled in any early, in order to create some new
such situations, but at times it may counsellors of state.”
NORTHERN IRELAND prove unavoidable.
The King with
Even in the era of peace in Northern One danger point, Professor Northern
Ireland, so warmly welcomed by the Ireland’s
Queen and now by her son, its place Deputy First
in the Union is far from assured. Minister,
Michelle,
Vernon Bogdanor, professor O’Neill, in
of government at King’s College Belfast
London, said census results last week
published this month are expected
to show that Catholics are a NIALL CARSON/
majority of the population in AFP/GETTY
Northern Ireland for the first time.

Professor Ford said: “I think the

20 NEWS

POLITICS

Chancellor expected to
add tax sweeteners to
mini-Budget package

By Jane Merrick and Ms Truss’s £150bn energy lies that goes beyond the package
Chloe Chaplain policy announcement, to cap energy bills, unveiled by Ms
which will limit the typical Truss before the Queen’s death.
Kwasi Kwarteng is expected to household bills to £2,500 a year
announce tax sweeteners in the for two years, was unveiled in the One Tory MP said it was “right”
mini-budget on Friday in what will Commons hours before the news that extra help for families should go
be seen as a counterbalance to the broke of the Queen’s death. hand in hand with increasing bank-
anger caused by removing the cap boost economic growth. The extra ers’ bonuses.
on bankers’ bonuses. fiscal measures could be unveiled
on Friday or trailed ahead of a full Plans being considered by Mr
The Prime Minister, Liz Truss, Budget later in the financial year, Kwarteng include fast-tracking the
and her new Chancellor are keen to before the end of March 2023, 1p cut to income tax, from 20p to 19p
regain the initiative on the cost of liv- insiders said. in the pound, announced by former
ing and economic growth following Mr Kwarteng is also expected chancellor Rishi Sunak earlier this
the mourning period for the death of to confirm in the mini-budget his year. That is scheduled to come into
the Queen, during which politics was controversial plan to lift the cap force in March 2024 but could be
put on hold for 10 days. on bankers’ bonuses, in a bid to brought forward to this year to drive
stimulate the economy. up growth and help people weather
While the primary purpose of Some Conservative MPs believe the cost of living.
the mini-Budget is to implement this measure should be matched by
pledges Ms Truss made during her help for ordinary workers and fami- He may also look at raising the
leadership campaign, including the thresholds for the basic and higher
reversal of the national insurance rates of income tax.
rise and the freeze to corporation
tax, the Chancellor is considering The Chancellor is understood to
going further on tax cuts in a bid to be preparing to unveil new “invest-
ment zones”, where local businesses
Key pledges Measures that may be on the way could be offered cuts to rates in a bid Protesters, including
to stimulate growth in under-devel- medical staff, doctors
The mini-Budget will set into motion Energy package oped areas. and scientists, outside
many of the key pledges made by The Chancellor is due to outline the No 10 yesterday LOIC
Liz Truss during the Conservatives’ estimated cost, and funding plan, It was also reported that people
leadership campaign. for an energy package to cap bills at living and working in those areas VENANCE/AFP/GETTY
Tax cuts £2,500 for the next two years. could face extra income tax cuts.
Plans to scrap the increase in
national insurance and cancel the The Business Secretary, Jacob The plans in the mini-budget
incoming rise in corporation tax are Rees-Mogg, is expected to set out will be a massive gamble at a time
expected to be confirmed. details of the Government’s plans when the UK could already be in re-
to help companies through the cession, inflation remains high and
The Chancellor, Kwasi Kwarteng, energy crisis. interest rates are set to go up further
is poised to announce new Bankers’ bonus this week.
“investment zones”, intended to It has also been suggested that
work like Rishi Sunak’s free ports but the Chancellor will pursue a Analysis opposition parties are expected
with a promised addition of more controversial proposal of scrapping to demand more details over how
investment for homebuilding. the cap – of 200 per cent of salary Economic plan is a the package will be paid for.
– on bankers’ bonuses in a move massive gamble at
Reports have suggested that these towards post-Brexit deregulation. time of high inflation Ms Truss had always pledged
zones could also include tax cuts for during her leadership campaign
local businesses and residents. Chloe Chaplain during the summer to unveil an
emergency Budget to implement
PEOPLE Jane Merrick when ordinary families are her plans to reverse Rishi Sunak’s
struggling with the cost of living. national insurance rise and
Truss adviser denies being As soon as the national freeze corporation tax.
investigated over ‘bribery’ mourning period for Allies of the Chancellor insist
the Queen is over, there that lifting the bonus cap will Mr Kwarteng’s mini-Budget
By Chloe Chaplain Vazquez Garced. He is alleged to will be no let-up for stimulate much needed growth as will do just that. But it is
have offered $300,000 to help her Liz Truss. the country teeters on the brink expected to go even further, with
POLITICAL REPORTER win re-election on the condition she of recession. additional tax cuts believed to be
sacked a financial watchdog investi- The Prime Minister will fly under consideration, including
Liz Truss’s senior adviser has denied gating his bank. to New York this evening for But Conservative MPs believe reducing the income tax burden
being investigated over an alleged the United Nations General that the Government needs for millions of people.
plot to bribe a US politician and in- Court records suggest the money Assembly and her first official to balance help for the richest
fluence an election in Puerto Rico. was paid through CT Group, the talks with President Joe Biden. people of society with support The aim of cutting taxes would
Australian-British lobbying firm for the poorest and those on be to boost economic growth
Mark Fullbrook, the Downing founded by Sir Lynton Crosby and But it is her Government’s middle incomes. in order for the UK – which
Street chief of staff, has been inter- where Mr Fullbrook worked as chief plans for the cost of living crisis could already be in recession
viewed by the FBI over alleged elec- global project officer at the time. that will put her under the most It was, of course, a pure – to avoid facing a potentially
tion bribes made by a London-based pressure domestically this week. accident of timing, but all of the long-lasting downturn.
banker. But he denies ever having Mr Fullbrook denies any knowl- political capital that Ms Truss
been a suspect and said he has been edge of the alleged attempted brib- On Friday, Kwasi Kwarteng and her new Government could However giving people more
interviewed as a witness by police. ery and said he had only become will unveil a mini-Budget, his have gained from the £150bn money will not only help to
aware once approached by law en- first set-piece statement as package to limit householder’s alleviate the cost of living, it will
The allegations relate to claims forcement in April 2022. Chancellor. It has been widely energy bills to £2,500 for two be a massive gamble from Ms
of bribery made against Tory donor trailed that he will lift the cap years was swallowed up by the Truss and Mr Kwarteng at a time
and banker Julio Herrera Velutini, His spokesman said: “Mark Full- on bankers’ bonuses – a hugely Queen’s death, the accession of when inflation remains high.
who is accused of offering money brook is a witness in this matter.” controversial move at a time the King and preparations for the
to Puerto Rico’s governor Wanda late monarch’s funeral. There are also reportedly no
No 10 declined to comment. plans to increase social welfare
But those energy bill measures benefits, meaning those facing
will be reiterated this week – and the worst effects of high inflation
will still be disproportionately
squeezed by the current
economic climate.

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POLICY

‘Levelling up’ hit
by rising inflation
as funding for
projects runs out

HEALTH By Steve Robson Boris Johnson’s policy during her
first speech, and there is now con-
Doctors warn GP system ‘could NORTHERN REPORTER cern among northern leaders about
collapse’ with winter pressures her Government’s commitment to
The Government’s “levelling up” tackling regional inequality.
By Sally Guyoncourt Costs driving cohabiting threaten to shatter our f­ragile agenda could be under threat be-
health service.” cause of soaring inflation, with Ms Truss has committed to
Doctors are warning of a “torrid Thousands of couples are thinking of fears that projects will slip down Liz building Northern Powerhouse
winter” as GP shortages, increased moving in together in order to cope Professor Martin Marshall (inset), Truss’s list of priorities. Rail in full and the appointment of
demand for appointments, winter with the cost of living crisis. chair of the Royal College of General Simon Clarke, the MP for Middles-
pressures and vaccination pro- Practitioners Council, said most Millions of pounds already al- brough South and East Cleveland,
grammes combine to push general Rising rents and soaring energy practices were already working located to projects might not be as Levelling Up Secretary was
practice to the brink of collapse. bills are forcing young couples to hit “above full capacity” and unless is- enough to cover construction costs, warmly received.
important milestones earlier than sues were addressed “we will end up which soared by 15 per cent in recent
A chronic shortage of GPs and planned, with experts saying that with the system collapsing”. months and could yet rise even fur- However, Mr Clarke (inset) arrives
an increasing demand for appoint- this could “end up sacrificing ther, according to industry insiders. amid fears that the £4.8bn Levelling
ments has led to many practices the long-term success of The BMA has called for Up Fund is already vastly oversub-
running at or beyond capacity over the relationship”. extra workforce this win- An i review of successful levelling scribed and in need of more cash
the summer, a usually quieter period up bids found that few projects have because of rising construction costs.
in primary healthcare. A survey of 4,909 ter, NHS Reserves and begun construction, with many still
renters by the flatshare additional vaccinators, subject to public consultations The winning bids for the
According to an analysis of NHS website Spareroom to help with the vacci- or planning approval. first round of funding
data by the Royal College of Gener- found that almost one nation programme and
al Practitioners (RCGP), the num- in four were considering ease pressure on GPs. Tim Heatley, co-found- were announced last Oc-
ber of fully qualified, full-time GPs moving in with their partner Thérèse Coffey, the er of the developer tober, with 105 projects
in England has fallen from 28,590 to cope with soaring bills. new Health and Social Capital&Centric, said including a link road
in September 2015 to 26,922 as of his company had been for the A50 in Derby-
May 2022. Bills have increased by an Care Secretary, has spo- agreeing a price with a shire, a leisure centre
additional £100 a month for 39 per ken of her four “A, B, C, D” builder for a levelling up in Newcastle and a mar-
NHS pension rules have pushed cent of those surveyed and over priorities for the health service: project before costs made ket hall in Barrow total-
some GPs to reduce their hours or £200 a month for one in 10. reducing ambulance delays, busting it no longer viable. ling £1.7bn.
retire early to avoid large tax bills. the Covid backlogs, improving care, But figures obtained by
Kate Mansfield, a relationship and increasing the number of doc- Mr Heatley said a building local government researcher Jack
Dr Kieran Sharrock, the coach, said couples who were feeling tors and dentists. contractor warned him: “If you don’t Shaw found that only £107m – less
deputy chairman of the British the pinch should “have regular talks The Department of Health and So- sign this contract and fix this price than 3 per cent of the total figure –
Medical Association’s England GP about your vision for your financial cial Care said that it was increasing with us in the next couple of days, it had been spent by 31 March. Origi-
committee, said: “The combined life and then work together as a team capacity, boosting 111 and 999 sup- will go up by £3m”. He added: “Until nally it was hoped £600m would be
pressures of Covid and flu, as well to achieve this”. port, tackling delayed discharge and energy costs come back down and spent by then, before the target was
as the enormous NHS backlog, innovations such as virtual wards. there’s a lot more certainty in con- lowered to £200m. A Government
struction prices, schemes will fail.” spokesman said: “We are working
closely with all levels of Govern-
Mr Heatley believes local authori- ment to see improvements delivered
ties that are being handed cash di- through our Levelling Up, Towns
rectly by central Government are and High Streets funds.”
particularly vulnerable to escalating During her leadership
costs. He said: “They’ve got pres- campaign, Ms Truss said
sures elsewhere in terms of revenue. looking at the economy “through
Unless the Levelling Up Fund puts the lens of redistribution” was
extra cash in, some of these things wrong, and that there would
just won’t happen.” be “difficult and unpopular
decisions” ahead.
It is understood that Whitehall of-
ficials are working with councils to
address concerns about the effect of
inflation and “stands ready” to help.

However, the Prime Minister
failed to mention her predecessor

The Five-Clue Cryptic Crossword No 3688

12 Across
34 3/5 Earnest epic creation to

5 express an appropriate
6 message (4,2,5)
6 Left with one monarch’s
Solution, page 47 fondness (6)

Down
1 Record I left in English

river, showing great
sadness (7)
2 Soldier possibly
supported by the
Princess Royal,
upset, one feels (7)
4 Express gratitude for
the heralds announcing
new king initially (5)

22 NEWS

UKRAINE

‘Torture chambers’
found in Kharkiv
following liberation

By Elena Becatoros and Leo Correa troops swept through the village in ing of the police department and im-
a major counter-offensive. President plements of torture had been seized.
Ukraine has alleged more than 10 Volodymyr Zelensky said more than
“torture chambers” have been found 10 such “torture chambers” have Images the prosecutors released
in the country’s north-east Kharkiv been discovered in claims that could showed a Russian military TA-57 tel-
region after Russian forces were not be independently confirmed. ephone with additional wires and al-
pushed back last week, as the EU ligator clips attached to it. Ukrainian
presidency called for an internation- Kozacha Lopan, whose edge lies officials have accused Russian forces
al tribunal. just over a mile from the Russian of using the Soviet-era radio tele-
border, was retaken by Ukrainian phones as a power source to electro-
Authorities made grisly discover- forces on 11 September. cute prisoners during interrogation.
ies in Ukraine’s recently liberated
towns and villages, including a dank In a statement posted on Satur- In his nightly address on Saturday,
basement room where metal bars day on its Telegram channel, the Mr Zelensky mentioned a railway
cordon off a corner to create a large prosecutor’s office of the Kharkiv re- station in Kozacha Lopan, where he
cell with dirty sleeping bags and gion, in whose jurisdiction Kozacha said “a room for torture and tools for
s­ tyrofoam for insulation. Lopan lies, said the room was used electric torture was found”.
as a torture cell and an investigation
Ukrainian authorities said the was being conducted. It said Rus- It comes as the Czech Republic,
room in Kozacha Lopan was a make- sian forces had set up a local police which holds the EU rotating presi-
shift prison where Russian forces force that ran the prison, adding that dency called for an international
abused detainees before Ukrainian documents confirming the function- tribunal over Russia’s invasion of
Ukraine after the discovery of hun-
PEOPLE dreds of graves in Izium, which Soldiers outside
has also been recently liberated by Izium, which was
Joy and grief as residents Ukrainian troops. recently liberated
return to recaptured town by Ukrainian forces
“We stand for the punishment of
By Vitalii Hnidyi at home for five months.” she all war criminals,” the Czech foreign JUAN BARRETO/AFP
said and turned to assure her minister, Jan Lipavsky, said. “In the
Joy, trepidation and grief husband: “I’m not crying, I’m 21st century, such attacks against SOCIETY
flickered across the face of fine.” the civilian population are unthink-
Nataliia Yelistratova as she sat on able and abhorrent. We must not ‘Protecting
a special train back to their home Ms Yelistratova was travelling overlook it. We stand for the punish- queer people
town of Balakliia that Ukraine 50 miles from Kharkiv with her ment of all war criminals. I call for helped me to
recaptured last week after six husband and daughter on one the speedy establishment of a special accept myself’
months of Russian occupation. of the special trains laid on for international tribunal that will pros-
residents wishing to return. ecute the crime of aggression.”
The town is one of the key
urban outposts that Ukraine Engine driver Maksym The burial site is believed to con-
recaptured in Kharkiv after a Kharchenko said the already tain more than 440 graves including
sudden collapse of one of Russia’s busy routes are so people can civilian adults and children, as well
principal front lines. “see what had happened to their as soldiers, showing signs of violent
homes, to check whether they’re deaths, some possibly from torture.
Smiling, Ms Yelistratova said: destroyed or not.”
“My mood is great, we’re so happy Five civilians were killed
right now.” No sooner had she Once back in their apartment, in Russian attacks in the
said this that she began to cry. the family began to inspect the eastern Donetsk region over the
damage. Within minutes, Ms past day and in Nikopol dozens
“I’m being overwhelmed by Yelistratova had found a piece of of buildings, gas pipelines and
my emotions. We haven’t been shrapnel in a wall. power lines were hit, regional
governors said yesterday.
MILITARY LGBT+ people in several LGBT+ shelters that his
dead Ukrainian was lying on his back Ukraine face risks organisation operates across
Soldiers search for bodies in body armour and helmet. The that go beyond the the country.
in Ukraine’s liberated areas body had been there for a long time. threat of war. By
Finbarr Toesland Kyiv Pride was best known for
By Elena Becatoros and Leo Correa inside Russia and landing on Ukrain- They documented the scene and organising marches and events,
ian territory. lifted the remains into a body bag “Please remember to but this has changed since the war
A team of soldiers have been risking before heading along the track to a not take any photos began. “The full-scale invasion
their lives in Ukraine’s recently liber- Despite the shelling, a small group charred Russian tank. It took only that could identify showed that Kyiv Pride is bigger
ated areas to recover bodies and re- of soldiers made their way along a one of the team to carry away the the location of the than just a Pride organisation,”
cord site details that could help with rutted mud track to where a dead body bag holding the remains of the shelter,” says Maxim he said.
war crime investigations. Ukrainian combatant lay, spotted by Russian inside. Potapovych, of Ukraine LGBT+
a drone used to search for bodies and rights organisation, Kyiv Pride, as Six people can stay in this shelter
There are still bodies on the bat- shallow graves. Autopsies will follow, and the de- he navigates deserted back alleys in at any one time. Some residents are
tlefield, lying where they fell as tails of the sites recorded and passed an unremarkable area of the capital. passing through and only need to
Ukrainian troops swept through “It’s a risk. We are always risking on to investigators looking into po- be there for a few days, while others
Russian-occupied territory in a our lives and at any moment there tential war crimes, Vitalii said. After a few minutes, Maxim remain for weeks.
major counter-offensive this month. might be some shell flying in from reaches the entrance at one of
the territory of Russia,” said Vitalii, The nearby village of Kozacha A lot of people who come to the
In this north-eastern corner of a commander in the National Guard Lopan, whose edge lies just over a shelter are from east Ukraine,
Ukraine, the Russian army was whose men are searching for bod- mile from the Russian border, was which includes areas like Kharkiv
pushed back across the border ies of servicemen and of civilians. retaken by Ukrainian forces 11 Sep- and Mariupol that are under heavy
into Russia. But artillery shells still He asked to be identified by his first tember. Vitalii said the team is also artillery attack, Maxim tells i.
whistle through the air, fired from name only for security reasons. The hunting for graves of possible vic-
tims of what authorities say was a
makeshift prison where detainees
were abused. AP

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From food vouchers to native town is being shelled almost accept me and feel more free to be harbour. But some members of EUROPE
medication and job advice, there every day, you can feel that the myself,” he said. Ukraine’s LGBT+ community have
are few things that the shelter does country is at war.” stayed behind to offer support to EU commissioner Johannes Hahn
not provide for its guests. He even LGBT+ activists in the country other LGBT+ people who need aid recommended the fund suspension
points out boxes of clothes where In between creating content for face risk of attack in addition to war. the most.
people can pick out outfits for social media, Maxim also helps The almost daily sound of air-raid Commission
job interviews or for just walking out wherever he is needed, like sirens serve as a constant reminder Olena Shevchenko, the founder stops €7.5bn
around the city. running events for the shelter. He to Ukrainians in relatively safe of Insight, a Ukrainian LGBT+ in funding
joined Kyiv Pride three years ago cities such as Lviv and Kyiv that the non-governmental organisation, to Hungary
Igor has been staying at the when he was a student, around the threat of a deadly bombing is only was filling a bus with humanitarian
shelter for 12 days, after leaving a time he began to accept himself as minutes away. For LGBT+ activists, aid in April in the western city of By Lorne Cook
small town in the Donbas region. being gay. these fears are compounded by Lviv when a man attacked her with
He was part of the Territory the very real danger of targeted pepper spray. “It’s very simple The European Union’s executive
Defence, where he helped to build “Since I was a child, I’ve have a anti-gay attacks. to find the person who did this branch recommended yesterday
checkpoints and patrolled after really strong feeling of [helping] because of the video cameras – the that the bloc suspend about €7.5bn
curfew, but when this work dried others who are suffering. I started Since the Russian invasion of police are just not that interested.” (£6.51bn) in funding to Hungary over
up, he decided to move to Kyiv to to think that I could protect queer Ukraine, millions of people have concerns about democratic back-
make himself of more use. people in Ukraine – it helped me to left the country seeking safe The Nash Mir centre, which sliding and the possible mismanage-
is home to an LGBT+ group that ment of EU money.
“It’s better than I expected,” Igor LGBTQ+ activists have set up shelters across the country to help those who tracks anti-gay attacks, was
says. “I like Kyiv, it’s a cool place. may need mental or physical support SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/GETTY ransacked in March, after unknown The European Commission, which
I hope all the people who left to assailants broke in and physically proposes the bloc’s laws and ensures
Europe come back and restore the attacked staff. they are respected, said it was acting
economy after the war.” “to ensure the protection of the EU
Before the Russian invasion, budget and the financial interests of
Ilona, another shelter guest, Insight provided LGBT+ the EU against breaches of the prin-
recently returned to Kyiv from Ukrainians with support on ciples of the rule of law in Hungary.”
Ireland as she wanted to finish hate crime court cases, worked
her education at a theatre school. with the state to implement Johannes Hahn, EU commission-
After facing homophobia from non-discrimination laws and gave er for budget and administration,
relatives, Ilona found the shelter on training to doctors to help them said that despite Hungary propos-
a Kyiv Pride social media account better understand the needs of ing to address the deficiencies, the
and asked if she could stay as she LGBT+ clients. commission recommends the sus-
wanted to be in a safe place. pension of funds “amounting to an
Now, the organisation runs estimated amount of €7.5bn”.
“The country itself changed shelters and safe spaces for
a lot and people change as well. LGBT+ people, with two in Lviv The money would come from “co-
The first thing I thought was, that accommodate 55 people. hesion funds” granted to Hungary.
what are these things – I call them “We also have 24/7 hotlines This money, one of the biggest slices
snowflakes,” she said in reference and psychological support. Our of the bloc’s budget, helps countries
to the anti-tank obstacles that are to bring their economies and infra-
now commonplace across Kyiv. “My I hope all the people structure up to EU standards.
who left to Europe come
back and restore the EU countries pay about 1 per cent
economy after the war of their gross national income into
the budget. Hungary is slated to re-
psychologists, they are also ceive at least €50bn from the 2021-27
volunteers, are able to provide not budget, according to estimates.
just one consultation but help for a
long time,” adds Olena. Any action to suspend the funds
must be approved by the EU mem-
Hormones for transgender ber countries, and this requires a
people, which are in short supply in “qualified majority”, which amounts
Ukraine, and HIV medication are to 55 per cent of the 27 members rep-
provided to those who need them. resenting at least 65 per cent of the
total EU population. They have one
When the war started, Tymur month to decide whether to freeze
Levchuk, co-founder of LGBT+ Hungary’s funds, but can in excep-
organisation Fulcrum, opened tional circumstances extend to two.
shelters for LGBT+ people in
Lviv. But these were closed in The commission is recommending
late July as Tymur realised that that the member countries take until
a different approach was needed 19 November to allow Hungary more
to best support his community. time to address the concerns.
“We realised that we don’t have an
LGBT+ organisation that solely For nearly a decade, the commis-
helps people find a job, so we sion has accused Hungarian Prime
started a programme called Start Minister Viktor Orbán of disman-
from Scratch.” tling democratic institutions, taking
control of the media, and threaten-
All the funding for the shelters ing minority rights. Mr Orbán, who
was moved to this programme, has been in office since 2010, denies
where clients can get guidance at the accusations.
every level of the work process from
checking applications, improving Speaking after a meeting of EU
work experience and gaining commissioners in Brussels, which
new skills. Fulcrum also includes unanimously endorsed the move,
online education in this package, Mr Hahn welcomed Hungary’s offer
which is typically in copywriting to fix the problem, saying that its
or information technology, as proposed remedial action goes “in
these sectors are still growing in the right direction”. AP
the country.

Tymur felt extremely burnt out
from the effects of war, with the first
few months being an acute crisis for
him and his team.

“We were not in a good place,
mentally. But after this, I realised
I’m still alive, I have food, so I can
support other people now.” Despite
the unprecedented challenges
facing Ukraine and the LGBT+
people who live there, Tymur is
hopeful for the future. “I think
after this war in Ukraine, we
won’t feel that [pro-gay] policies
are not possible – nothing feels
impossible now.”

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COMMENT FROM HOME AND ABROAD

opinion MONARCHY’S QUEUE FOR LIZ TRUSS’S VLADIMIR SWEDEN’S ROGER
TRANSITION THE QUEEN LEADERSHIP PUTIN ELECTION FEDERER

After all the A very British Is this the Russian Populist party He embodied
mourning, tradition time for her leader looks wins major the ideal
we move on observed to be bold? a bit rattled share of vote tennis player

Sunday Mirror The Mail on Sunday Daily Star Sunday The New York Times The Observer The Athletic
As the curtain drops Quietly, patiently, Later this week, we Why is Vladimir Sweden’s first female To appreciate Federer’s
on the Elizabethan with stoicism and will have a stone- Putin failing to win prime minister lasted true genius, we must
age, we must brace good humour, with cold reminder of the his war in Ukraine? only a year in the not only appreciate his
ourselves for the one sandwiches and trouble our country The answers multiply: post. Sweden has talent but also marvel
about to begin. Ever Thermos flasks, with is in. It’s now time for hubris, corruption now joined the fate of at the way he remained
since the Queen’s death fold-up chairs and Liz Truss to show her and incompetence many other European brilliantly effective and
was announced, the umbrellas. Standing, talent and imagination. on the Russian side; countries in which thrilling to watch while
outside world barely doing their solemn It’s hard to see how we military valour, nationalist, anti- transforming so many
got a look-in. But the duty as she always did, get out of this mess. canny leadership and immigration parties elements of his game.
Queen would have come rain or shine. In But that’s why she is American munitions have taken their seat at For all his incredible
been the first to say some ways there is no paid the big bucks. Go on the Ukrainian side. the negotiation table. skill and self-belief, his
we should not dwell more fitting tribute to on, Liz. Surprise us. (Ross Douthat) (Drude Dahlerup) continuing adaptations
on the past, and this a British Queen. (Editorial) Sunday Telegraph Washington Post show he never thought
most progressive of (Sarah Vine) The Sunday Times His goals are shared Sweden’s election he was above evolving
monarchs would want The Sun on Sunday Liz Truss and Kwasi by the political elites is just the latest of a his game.
us to now turn our Many of those Kwarteng have made in Moscow and, as decade-long series (Charlie Eccleshare)
faces to the future. privileged to have growth the centrepiece they watch the gulf of wake-up calls The Spectator
(Editorial) paid their respects of their administration widening between for Western elites. Federer may not
Sunday Express will have waited more and intend to their objectives and his Most keep hitting the be the “best” tennis
That mourners come than 24 hours to do so. announce policies ability to deliver them, snooze button hoping player of all time.
from all corners of this This was a world away this week designed to they will surely be the national populist But by a considerable
country is the legacy from the shrill hysteria boost GDP. A serious wondering whether it’s challenge goes away. distance, he is the one
this monarch passes of the social media downturn is heading time to change horses. Time to wake up and who came closest to
to her son, the true age. Public pomp met our way. An audacious Putin cannot afford face the music or get embodying the ideal
face of the nation: a private reflection in a response may be the for this humiliation swept away by an of how tennis should
United Kingdom. prevailing calmness. most effective defence. to continue. angry rising tide. be played.
(Nick Ferrari) (Editorial) (Editorial) (Richard Kemp) (Henry Olsen) (William Skidelsky)

Quote of Life In Brief
the day
TIM PAGE BRITISH-AUSTRALIAN PHOTOGRAPHER
I don’t get it
but I’m glad. Tim Page, the renowned a British– publications including the magazines at Notting Hill Carnival in London, at photography, Page began work as
Who wouldn’t Australian photographer who has Paris Match and Time Life. a Jordanian refugee camp during the a stringer in Laos for United Press
be glad? died from liver cancer at the age of 78 six-day war between Arabs and Israelis International and Agence France-
Hey, it took a at his home in Bellingen, New South When he returned to New York, Page in 1967, and in Cambodia in the 70s. His Presse. His exclusive pictures of an
long time Wales, was first pronounced dead in saw that the photos he had taken were story was told in documentaries and attempted coup d’état in Laos in 1965
the 1960s. being used at anti-war demonstrations. the photojournalist in the 1979 film for UPI got him a staff position in the
Stanley Tucci Apocalypse Now was inspired by him. Saigon bureau of the news agency and
The cause was then said to be “There had never been that kind he ended up covering the Vietnam War.
The actor on being his last injury in the Vietnam War of instant coverage of conflict. I’m Tim Page was born John Spencer
called a sex symbol (there were four altogether). Page had not saying photography stopped the Russell in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. He Page’s three marriages ended in
at the age of 60 jumped out of a helicopter to help the Vietnam War, I think it contributed to did not know his birth mother, and divorce. He had one child, Kit, from his
wounded. Unfortunately, the person swaying public opinion. It seemed to his biological father was killed in a relationship with Clare Clifford.
who jumped out before him stepped have a creeping effect on the American torpedo attack while serving with the Born 25 May 1944
on a landmine. Page was declared psyche,” he said in a 2014 interview. Royal Navy in the Arctic during the Died 24 August 2022
dead on arrival at a nearby hospital Second World War. Page was adopted Izin Akhabau
and would spend most of the 70s in But covering the conflict took its toll as a baby by John and Fane Page and
recovery in America because he needed on photographers and others that were raised in Orpington.
substantial neurosurgery. there to report on its horrors. Page’s
friend Sean Flynn, a photojournalist, He left England at 17 in 1962 to make
The Vietnam War offered went missing in Cambodia and his way overland through Europe,
photographers more freedom than any Page founded the IndoChina Media Pakistan, India, Burma, Thailand and
other conflict since. According to Page, Memorial Foundation to honour the Laos. Without money in Laos, he
photographers like him could travel memories of the 320 journalists from found work as an agricultural adviser
with military units and leave as they all sides who died covering the conflict for the US Agency for International
pleased. His photos were used by major in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. Development. Having taught himself

Page took photos across the world –

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My View

Ian Birrell

A prime minister unlike any other

Liz Truss will at least bring conviction and clarity to the role

As she waited for her It was noticeable how Liz Truss grew in confidence during her first Prime Minister’s Questions UK PARLIAMENT/PA with Starmer. She speaks directly, a
accession to the potentially revolutionary approach
political crown, Liz and badly struggling public services most wanted to win the Tory thought might prove popular after in Westminster, and seems set on
Truss briefed that – with just two years to make her leadership contest, he felt less sure the showboating of her boorish a mission to remould Britain by
she would hit the mark before voters deliver their on this view after observing her predecessor, and was impressed stripping back red tape, freeing
ground running with verdict at an election. first steps in power. The public by her determination, ruthlessness business from regulation and
a barrage of measures to define perspective on leaders is shaped and, above all, her ideological zeal. reducing taxes.
her reign. She knew that her name Britons seem despondent after in comparison to their rivals and
meant nothing to most members of more than a decade of Tory rule, predecessors. And he was intrigued “She is unlike any previous prime She and Kwarteng claim to
the public. She had been catapulted with a majority telling pollsters by her “geeky” character, which he minister we have seen before,” he be fixated on boosting growth
into Downing Street with minimal that they expect her to be a poor said. And yes, he meant that as a – even if proposed reforms are
enthusiasm from her party and or terrible leader. There is little Corroded by positive comment. unpopular, such as letting energy
was inheriting massive problems excitement on Tory benches over populism, the Tory firms make huge profits and
at home and abroad. “Her fate will their party’s latest reset. party is locked in Clearly Truss has been a bankers trouser vast bonuses
be determined not in the first 100 a Maoist mindset victim of sexism: dismissed by – in their bid to improve the
days but the first 10,” opined one Labour is significantly ahead of permanent many colleagues, derided by nation’s competitiveness.
Cabinet minister. in polls, despite its dismal lack of insurgency commentators and – according to
policies and Sir Keir Starmer’s low one well-placed source – laughed This is a risky strategy if they
But then, of course, the Queen approval ratings. Truss’s speaking at behind her back in Downing stick to it, especially with so little
died two days into Truss’s new job style feels enervated. Even her Street when proposing ideas to the time before the next election.
and politics was put on hold for the awkward curtsy to the new King previous regime. It is controversial, especially in
period of national mourning. attracted derision. challenging times when many
She may seem gauche but even families and most public services
So all we saw of our new leader It looks bad. Yet one prominent in that debut outing at PMQs, it are struggling. Her party, corroded
was a fascinating Prime Minister’s Labour figure told me that while was noticeable how she grew in by populism, feels locked in a Maoist
Questions – at which she actually Truss was the candidate they confidence during the exchanges mindset of permanent insurgency.
answered one of the queries from her
Labour rival by ruling out a windfall There are aspects I dislike,
tax on energy company profits – fearing some measures to be
followed by her announcement of the economically foolish and that others
energy price cap. will worsen inequality – even before
Team Truss throws in any of the
The jousting in Parliament revolting anti-refugee and culture
between two dullish party leaders war rhetoric that scars their party.
felt like a refreshing break after
Boris Johnson’s self-serving bluster But this was all outlined by the
and shallow boasts, with emergence new leader and her Chancellor a
of clear ideological divide and a decade ago in their book Britannia
focus on policy difference – although Unchained. And if they follow through
the biggest single fiscal intervention with their low tax, light regulation
in peacetime history seemed at vision of Singapore-upon-Thames,
odds with all that small-state then at least there is a consistency
rhetoric that won Truss the keys to returning to our government with
Downing Street from her party. serious leaders of both main parties.
Truss might even force Labour back
This week, following the funeral, into policy-led opposition.
politics will resume and we will get
a clearer view of the fourth Tory Despite being the longest-serving
prime minister in six years. Truss Cabinet minister, and for all her talk
plans a blitz of policy initiatives in of delivery, Truss left little legacy
the four days before Parliament in five previous Cabinet posts. So
breaks up for party conferences, maybe I will rapidly be proved
culminating in her Chancellor Kwasi wrong and Truss will turn out to
Kwarteng’s mini-Budget on Friday. be another disaster in Downing
Street, playing tawdry tribal games
There have been suggestions and subsumed by scandal while
that the bill of rights, obesity problems fester.
strategy, gambling reforms and a
cap on bankers’ bonuses will all be Or perhaps she will flip-flop
abandoned. Johnson’s increase in all over the spectrum, shedding
national insurance contributions her latest ideology just like she
and corporation tax will be abandoned the Liberal Democrats
ditched, adding another £30bn and her opposition to Brexit.
to the nation’s massive debt pile.
There was Sunday newspaper talk But right now, there is at least the
of a VAT cut and lifting income glimmer of something interesting: a
tax thresholds. Prime Minister focused on growing
her country’s economy with
These announcements will coherent policies that spark a clash
shape Truss’s premiership. First of ideas in Westminster.
impressions are crucial and the
public can make up its mind fast. Truss is betting that voters will
Yet there seems consensus that will respect a leader with conviction and
turn out to be a disaster as she tries clarity. Win or lose, this makes her
to restore belief in Britain’s future potentially the most intriguing Tory
despite rising prices, a falling pound leader this century.
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i reader Heather Morrison found Sir David Attenborough’s new series ‘Frozen Planet II’ so upsetting that she had to turn it offBBC and Parliament for
Tweets, emails nearly three months
and letters to: ill-judged comments on Enjoy the the UK. On the second her own, sometimes II but it turned out to be after the Tory leadership
The Editor, i, the cost of the Queen’s pageantry point, she may be narrow, perspective; a so upsetting that I had to election and the death of
2 Derry Street, funeral. I am sure the surprised to learn that president must be more turn it off. the Queen. While there
thousands of citizens I am not an ardent a real democracy, for all circumspect. Fortunately, was one unavoidable
London, who lined the route royalist but I have its faults and failings, our constitutional We all know about circumstance – the
W8 5TT of her coffin’s journey been impressed by the has existed in the UK for monarchy recognises predators and their Queen’s death – it should
to London and those pageantry, the civility hundreds of years. Over this and acts accordingly prey, but do we really not have resulted in the
Right to hail who queued for hours and the efficiency of these years it has changed – and in its outpouring have to watch it in such cessation of government.
Princess Royal and hours to pay their the transition between and developed to the of grief for the passing of gory detail? CHRIS SLIGHT
respects at Westminster the Queen’s demise and form we know today. Elizabeth II, many people HEATHER MORRISON NEWPORT, WALES
Serina Sandhu brought Hall would not agree. Nor Charles’s accession and BRUCE BUDD agree. SOHAM,
Princess Anne’s quiet the millions who have have been emotionally C FLETCHER CAMBRIDGESHIRE A comma
loyalty and steadfastness been glued to their TV affected to an extent. Yasmin for BASILDON, ESSEX out of place
into the foreground screens watching events president? Bankers’
(“Anne: the no-nonsense, as they unfolded. However, my wife One rule bonuses Well said, Susie Dent,
trustworthy confidante”, has been watching it on Andy Woolley’s for them... on the subject of the
i, 17 September) – a Many thanks for the television 24/7 and I do nomination of Yasmin Paul Waugh writes (i, 16 Oxford comma (“The
relief from the reporting comprehensive, dramatic feel that, in the manner Alibhai-Brown for the “This Morning hosts Holly September) that Jacob Oxford comma is here
about her brothers and sensitive way in of passive smoking, I first president of our Willoughby and Phillip Rees-Mogg could see the to stay, and I’m fine
and nephews that has which i has covered all have been subjected to republic (Your View, Schofield were given benefit to the Treasury with that”, iweekend,
dominated the media. of the events following an overdose of passive 17-18 September) offers VIP passes to attend of higher bonuses as 17-18 September). For
PAT BRANDWOOD the Queen’s death and royalty and will welcome the strongest argument Westminster Hall” (The 45 per cent goes to the centuries, punctuation
POOLE, DORSET Charles’s accession. Your Tuesday with open arms. that I have ever heard Page 3 Profile, 17-18 Government in taxes. was effectively
team can be justly proud ROBIN LAMB for the maintenance of September). On behalf Only 45 per cent? non-existent. It was
Memories of of their achievements. WOKINGHAM, a monarchy. of those that queued in introduced gradually to
Covid return PHIL JEFFERSON BERKSHIRE HELEN SIMPSON dignity and humility, The marginal rate of clarify meaning, where
TETBURY, EPPING, ESSEX patiently accepting income tax was 80 per ambiguity might arise,
Amid all the ceremony, GLOUCESTERSHIRE The monarchy their places, I’m just cent in 1979, then 60 per and should always do so.
the huge queues The extravagance of the works well While it might be a wondering… I’m sure cent until 1988 and there
and the children and Queen’s funeral, when nice idea for Yasmin there’s an explanation… was no evidence that Will pedants and self-
grandchildren holding ordinary mortals are Yasmin Alibhai-Brown Alibhai-Brown to become JONATHAN KAY entrepreneurial flair was important government
their vigils around the struggling to stave off declares that “No child president, she would, CAMBRIDGE at a lower level than now. ministers please
Queen’s coffin, we should hunger and the coming should be born to rule” of course, be unable to CHRIS LORD take note.
perhaps not forget winter cold, is just a (Opinion, 16 September) express her opinions. I ‘Frozen Planet’ WIRRAL DAVID TURNER
the many who died, in further demonstration of and that “It is time for think I would prefer to was horrible ROTHERHAM,
pain and alone, at the how detached and out of Britain to become a leave things as they are. Government SOUTH YORKSHIRE
start of the pandemic, touch the Establishment real democracy”. PETER HANAWAY I have to agree with Jessie must continue
and the children and and royals are with BALDOCK, Hewitson about David Let’s hope that if the
grandchildren who reality. Best argument On the first assertion, HERTFORDSHIRE Attenborough’s new Britain is facing the new Health Secretary,
could not even attend ever for a republic. there seems to be an series (Talking Point, worst financial crisis Thérèse Coffey, decides
their funerals. FRED ASPINALL implication that a child Yasmin Alibhai-Brown for 17-18 September). I was in years and yet, by to issue another edict,
SALLY PARROTT OSWESTRY, born to rule will become president – please no! She really looking forward to the end of the party this time about colons,
CRANLEIGH, SURREY SHROPSHIRE some sort of power-mad only sees things through watching Frozen Planet conferences, we will she will have it checked
despot, which has hardly have been without an for ambiguity by Susie
Funeral rights been the experience of effective government Dent in the interest of
and wrongs patient safety.
EVA WOROBIEC
Shame on Keith Green WAREHAM, DORSET
(Your View, 17-18
September) for his Simple solution
for Putin

Vladimir Putin is
reported as telling India’s
Prime Minister, Narendra
Modi, that he “will do
everything possible”
to end the conflict in
Ukraine. Has the Russian
President thought of just
ceasing his unjustified
action against an
innocent people?
ROGER MORGAN
EPSOM, SURREY

Another
farewell

Please may we have
another bank holiday
so that the nation can
pause, reflect and blow
a collective raspberry
of good riddance to
Boris Johnson?
IAN PEARCE
OTTERY ST MARY,
DEVON

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Jobs ‘miracle’ hides uncomfortable truths

EMPLOYMENT

Camilla
Cavendish

Where are all the Brexit has not helped, especially in sectors such as farming, which were previously reliant on EU labour and are now finding it hard to adjustBLOOMBERG/GETTY
workers? This
is, increasingly, in the past week that queuing is our made incapable by failures in The new low in be in higher skilled jobs, according
a puzzle. On the national pastime, there is nothing healthcare, that feels like a different unemployment is to the Migration Observatory, so
face of it, it’s good charming about having to queue for matter. It makes the strict measure not because more are not substituting for lost EU staff
news that the unemployment rate basic healthcare. of unemployment a less accurate people are in jobs. on a one to one basis.
is still falling – it’s just hit a 48-year reflection of spare labour capacity. It’s because more
low in Britain. But this obscures People who put off seeking people are not One key Brexit objective was
something less positive: increasing medical help during the Covid crisis The exodus of European seeking work to end the undercutting of wages
numbers of people are dropping out are now sicker than they should nationals since Brexit hasn’t by migrant labour in low pay
of the labour market altogether. have been. Those whose operations helped, especially in sectors which industries, and to raise productivity.
keep being postponed are losing had previously been heavily reliant But it may be that the crackdown
The jobs “miracle” was routinely hope. The number of people paying on EU labour and are finding on visas for workers in low-wage
trumpeted by Boris Johnson’s to go private is soaring; others are it hard to adjust. The National sectors has gone too far.
government, and it’s certainly a trapped in quiet desperation. Farmers’ Union has complained
good time to be a plumber, or a persuasively about fruit and The Migration Observatory says
teenager who can pull a pint. There This should worry ministers – vegetables rotting in the fields. that employers are reducing output.
are still as many posts vacant as not only because it is an absolute I have certainly met restaurateurs
there are people looking for work, outrage, but also because fifty- A detailed analysis last month, who say they are having to close
despite employers having scaled somethings rarely ever return to by the Migration Observatory at several days a week for lack of staff,
back a bit as the economy has work once they have retired. Their Oxford University, found that many despite customer demand.
got choppier. disappearance can only be adding low-wage sectors – including social
to the inflationary pressures in the care, construction and hospitality – Until the pandemic struck,
But the strains are taking their economy which are fuelled by the are struggling to adapt to the end of economic inactivity had been on a
toll: baggage is piling up at airports, tight labour market. free movement from the EU. Even downward trend. Universal credit
while builders and architects are in sectors like construction, which changed the benefits system to
closing their books to new contracts. In this unusual situation, the are eligible for skilled work visas, make work pay, and to get people
Some executives I speak to are phrase “unemployment” feels there has been low take-up. off long-term sickness benefits
almost praying for a recession. rather unsatisfactory. It usually wherever that was possible.
makes sense to measure the Britain is not the only country
The latest figures from the Office number of people who don’t have with low unemployment and It would be terrible if we were
for National Statistics (ONS) show a job but would like one, and to unfilled vacancies. In terms of now congratulating ourselves on
that, astonishingly, despite the exclude those of working age who overall immigration, the entry of low unemployment, while actually
cost of living crisis, average weekly aren’t looking. These tend to be non-EU arrivals from 2019 to 2021 keeping people unnecessarily out
hours worked are still not back at students, homemakers and those has largely offset the number of of work.
their pre-pandemic levels. In the caring for elderly relatives. EU workers who have been lost.
three months to July, there was a However these non-EU staff tend to ARTICLE REPUBLISHED FROM
small fall in overall employment. But if large numbers have been THE FINANCIAL TIMES

It turns out that the new low
in unemployment is not because
more 16- to 65-year-olds are in jobs.
It’s because more people are not
seeking work. The rate of economic
inactivity has hit a six-year high of
21.7 per cent. That’s partly because
some students have prolonged their
education through the ravages
of the pandemic. But it’s mainly
because hundreds of thousands of
people in their fifties and sixties
now have a long-term illness, which,
according to the ONS, is a record.

It is hard to escape the conclusion
that the NHS backlog must now
be having a direct and devastating
impact on the labour force. Long
Covid is also afflicting what may
be, according to some estimates,
as many as 1.5 million people in the
UK, and between 10 and 20 per cent
of those who have had Covid.

Yet the kind of urgency we saw
from governments in combating
Covid itself seems to be totally
lacking when it comes to its after-
effects. Policymakers seem to hope
that long Covid will just go away. But
anyone who has suffered from it, or
knows someone with it, knows that
this condition can be crippling – and
that research is urgently needed.

The number of people needing
hospitalisation in the pandemic
was always going to cause havoc
afterwards. But while we have seen

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Sense of collective mourning is helping my patients

SOCIETY Grief has
been normalised
Dr Punam instead of
Krishan being stigmatised

The death of Her Grief is personal, and the Queen’s death has made us pause to appreciate how finite our time is CARL COURT/AFP/GETTY she wasn’t the only one who had
Majesty the Queen lost someone, because grief can feel
has given us all time how relatives and loved ones left gathered around a small television he told me about his extraordinary very isolating.
to reflect, pause, take behind manage their grief. to watch it. Yet even in the face of life with his wife. His final line, “I
stock and reconnect that joyful memory, he became wouldn’t change a thing if I had to The death of the Queen has also
in the collective space The biggest lessons I have learnt tearful and overcome by a longing do it all again”, was just magical. helped to foster conversations
of grief. In some ways, it has been are that grief is deeply personal; for his wife, who died 10 years ago. about grief across generations.
a rather ordinary week for me as there is no correct timeline and “I miss her every day,” he told me. Another deeply moving
a GP, seeing my patients as usual there is no right or wrong way to “There’s not many of us left now.” conversation was with a patient One of my patients, pregnant
and getting through the fast-paced do it. It can be sparked at any point in her sixties, whose husband with her second baby, came in with
clinics. In other ways, however, it and be triggered by everything or It made me reflect on the passing passed away just three weeks ago. her eldest child and we got chatting
has been one of the most unusual nothing at all. Grief never truly goes of my own grandfather last year, Currently in the acute and most about the monarch. Her five-
weeks I have ever worked in my 16 away. Instead, you learn to live with a raw grief wound, as well as my painful phase of her grief journey, year-old said: “My mummy said my
years as a doctor. it, accepting that it can flare up other grandparents who are no she described a sense of solidarity granny will get to meet the Queen
when you least expect it. longer with us. through collective mourning. because she is in heaven too.”
The mood of the nation is palpably
sombre and has affected many This is part of what I have There is something so magical With heightened awareness and It was hard to hold back the tears
of us in ways we perhaps never observed as many of my patients and precious about that generation, open conversations about death – but conversations like these about
anticipated. Emotionally, it has have mentioned how the death of I thought. And so my patient and I and bereavement across the UK, the inevitable are healthy.
definitely caught me by surprise. Her Majesty has affected them. One talked about the generations past she had received many calls and
98-year-old recalled the Queen’s and how our Queen was a constant messages from friends and family The Queen’s death seems to have
My role as a general practitioner coronation in 1953, describing it as throughout all these phases. I checking in on how she was doing. opened up a positive space where
involves providing that cradle-to- a “magnificent day” where they all shared stories of my grandfather as She felt comforted knowing that grief has been normalised instead
grave continuum of healthcare. The of being stigmatised. Whether you
topics of life and death, therefore, are a royalist or not, what we are
feature daily in conversations I have observing is the loss of an incredible
with my patients. woman for whom words could
never do justice.
Part of my job also involves
discussing end-of-life care But above all else she was a wife,
provisions with my patients mother, sister, friend, grandmother
and their relatives. While these and great-grandmother – roles
discussions are never easy, they many of us revere in our own
are vital to providing holistic care families. Her death, therefore,
which honours and respects the resonates with many on a deep
patient’s wishes to die with dignity. human level, making us pause to
appreciate how finite time is and to
I always learn so much from really make the most of the amount
patients who are navigating that we have with those we love.
final chapter of their life, as well as Dr Punam Krishan is an NHS GP
in Glasgow, medical educator and
director of the British Society of
Lifestyle Medicine

Why the body positivity movement risks turning toxic

WELLBEING the body positivity movement as The US singer Lizzo has voiced her such as gender inequalities and body image. Instead, their body
we know it today. But some say criticisms of the body positivity systems of oppression. Instead, the image only improved when the
Viren that the movement shifted away movement JEFF KRAVITZ/GETTY messaging now shifts the focus on participants understood that people
Swami from its radical roots when it to individuals and their ability to close to them appreciated them for
went mainstream. Many are now feel happy in their body. who they were.
Body positive messages getting behind the
seem to be everywhere, Body positivity’s aim is body neutrality Some even feel the current Many are now moving away from
from social media to to promote acceptance and movement movement pushes a form of “toxic the body positivity movement, and
TV ads. But while some appreciation of a diversity of body positivity”, the expectation that we instead are getting behind the body
find the body positivity types and sizes. But it may have a should always be positive no matter neutrality movement. Rather than
movement to be negative impact because it does what, and that we should silence focusing on physical appearance,
uplifting, others have begun calling little to challenge the underlying negative emotions in ourselves body neutrality is the idea that we
the movement “toxic”. idea that people are valued and others. Much of the current can exist without having to think
primarily for their appearance. movement’s messaging emphasises too much about our bodies.
Body positivity has its roots in that people should show confidence
radical fat activism that began Despite its positive spin, the and acceptance in their body. The There’s evidence to suggest
in the late 1960s. Alongside movement still encourages people result is that those who fail to that body neutrality can be
activism among ethnic minority to work on their body and engage achieve body confidence feel like beneficial to us. Across cultures
women, these groups protested in beauty practices. And if you fail they have failed themselves. and demographic groups, body
against structural biases and to be body positive, it’s you that’s neutrality is associated with more
discrimination, especially from the at fault. There is some recent evidence positive body image and mental
fashion and beauty industries. to support this idea. One group of wellbeing. And the good news
Likewise, some commentators researchers exposed women to this is there are many ways you can
Over time, this evolved into find the involvement of corporations kind of toxic body positivity using develop body neutrality, including
and the “performative activism” of various images – such as ones that writing-based therapies, yoga and
the movement to be problematic. In depicted the message “You MUST spending time in nature.
her influential article Body Positivity accept your body or you will never
is a Scam, the writer Amanda Mull be happy”. THE CONVERSATION
argued that in divorcing itself from
its radical past, the movement Across a series of experiments, Viren Swami is a professor
ignores the structural reasons women exposed to such messages of social psychology at Anglia
that lead to negative body image, didn’t feel any better about their Ruskin University

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CRIME News in brief

Social media has CRIME
‘no moral values’
for failing to stop Calls for calm after
stalker, says Vine Leicester disorder

By Alex Green platforms had not taken abusive Sue Barker at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships. She presented the BBC’s Police and community leaders
posts down even after they were coverage of the tennis tournament for the last time this year JOHN WALTON/PA have called for calm after the latest
Jeremy Vine has criticised social reported to moderators. He said: incident of large-scale disorder in
media companies such as YouTube “We had to get lawyers to get his shit BROADCASTING Leicester over the weekend.
and Twitter, claiming the platforms taken down, and even then it’s hard.
have “no moral values” after a stalk- The companies just say no. They ‘Wimbledon exit was on my terms’ Two arrests were made as
er was found guilty of launching a don’t have any moral values.” officers tried to hold back crowds
campaign of harassment against him By Ellie Iorizzo McGuinness would take over as host amid tensions involving mainly
and a number of media figures. Vine added that stalking is com- of A Question Of Sport. young men from the city’s Muslim
mon for broadcasters and that so- Sue Barker has said she wanted to and Hindu communities.
Former BBC radio presenter Alex cial media had allowed the issue leave the BBC’s Wimbledon cover- Barker said on BBC Radio 4’s
Belfield, 42, was jailed for five and to flourish. age before being “pushed out the Desert Island Discs: “The way it was It is the latest in a series of
a half years last week after being door” after criticising the handling handled made me think about Wim- incidents, including violence after
found guilty by a jury at Nottingham He added: “Of my three best fe- of her departure from TV show A bledon and the way I wanted to walk a cricket match between India and
Crown Court of stalking four people. male friends at the BBC, all of them Question of Sport. away on my own terms rather than Pakistan last month.
have had stalkers. be pushed out the door.
The court heard he made a num- The former professional tennis Leicester city mayor Sir Peter
ber of YouTube videos about Vine “I think stalking is the industrial player, 66, bid a tearful farewell to “To be taken into a room after 24 Soulsby said: “Things got very
and posted messages on social media disease of broadcasting.” Wimbledon this year after 30 years years and be told ‘We don’t want you nasty indeed last night and I am
encouraging his thousands of follow- of presenting coverage of the event anymore’, I just wish they handled very worried on behalf of the people
ers to target his victims. Speaking about feeling more cau- for the BBC. It came two years after the end a little better.” In July, Barker who were caught up in it.”
tious about interacting with listeners the broadcaster announced Paddy announced her retirement from pre-
Speaking to The Sunday Times, online, he said: “I love hearing from senting Wimbledon coverage. POLICE
Vine criticised platforms such as them, but [Belfield] has poisoned it.
YouTube and Twitter, saying the The lagoon has been turned black.” Protest outside Met
HQ after Kaba death
Jeremy Vine after his high court Jurors convicted Belfield of four
hearing in 2021 IAN WEST/PA charges committed between 2012 Protesters have held a further rally
and 2021. During sentencing, Mr outside the headquarters of the
Justice Saini told him: “Your of- Metropolitan Police following the
fences are so serious only a custodial shooting of unarmed black man
sentence can be justified.” Chris Kaba.

Belfield, who has 359,000 followers The 24-year-old died after being
on his YouTube channel and 43,000 shot by a Met officer following a
on Twitter, directed his attacks via police pursuit on 5 September. The
social media “in highly negative and incident is now being investigated
often abusive terms”, the judge said. by the Independent Office for Police
Conduct (IOPC).
As well as jailing Belfield, Mr
Justice Saini issued indefinite re- Members of Mr Kaba’s family
straining orders banning him from have accused the force of racism
contacting his victims. and were joined by protesters and
politicians including former Labour
YouTube and Twitter have been leader Jeremy Corbyn on Saturday.
contacted for comment.
Similar protests were also held
in cities including Manchester,
Brighton and Cardiff.

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Panorama WEATHER

Around the Four million told to leave
world in as typhoon lashes Japan
10 stories
By Rocky Swift The special typhoon warning
UNITED STATES CHINA A woman caught in strong winds and would be the first such alert for any
IN TOKYO rain in southern Japan yesterday prefecture north of the Okinawa is-
17 cats killed in Spacewalk at Navy’s Joint Typhoon Warning Cen- land chain, domestic media reported.
pet hotel blaze new station At least four million people were told tre with the potential to be the most
to evacuate their homes as one of the destructive tropical storm to strike Kyushu Railway Co began halting
Seventeen cats died at a Two Chinese astronauts have com- biggest typhoons ever to hit Japan Japan in decades. some train lines on Saturday ahead
Los Angeles pet hotel and a pleted a spacewalk from a new space made landfall on the island of Kyushu. of wider suspensions yesterday. Hun-
firefighter was injured when station that is due to be completed dreds of weekend flights in the south-
a blaze ripped through the later this year. Typhoon Nanmadol brought wind ern region were being cancelled,
facility, the Los Angeles Fire gusts of at least 112mph with up to 20 broadcaster NHK reported.
Department said. Cai Xuzhe and Chen Dong installed inches of rainfall expected yesterday.
pumps, a handle to open the hatch Extensive flooding is forecast along Convenience store chain Seven-
Brian Humphrey, a fire door from outside in an emergency, with landslides, and the typhoon has Eleven Japan was temporarily shut-
department spokesman, said and a foot-stop to fix an astronaut’s seen hundreds of flights and trains ting about 610 stores in the Kyushu
more than 120 firefighters were feet to a robotic arm, state media said cancelled, as well as shops closed. and Chugoku regions from Saturday
dispatched after a passerby on Saturday. night, local media reported.
reported the blaze on Saturday The Japan Meteorological Agency
morning. He said: “Sadly 17 China is building its own space sta- issued a special typhoon warning The storm was forecast to curve
cats perished at the scene. Two tion after being excluded by the US about Nanmadol. It has been clas- east and pass over Tokyo tomorrow,
were rescued and saved.” from the International Space Station sified as a super typhoon by the US before moving out to sea.
because its military runs the coun-
He added that firefighters try’s space programme. Cleaning
tried to revive the stricken cats up on the
but were unsuccessful. AP The latest spacewalk was the sec- coastline
ond during a six-month mission. AP
Volunteers collect
UNITED STATES storm swept north through the plastic waste along the
Bering Strait, knocking out coastline during World
Storm may bring power and sending residents Cleanup Day in Bargny,
worst flooding fleeing for higher ground. Senegal. Last year, 8.5
for 50 years million people took
The storm – what remains part in 191 countries,
By Mark Thiessen of Typhoon Merbok – has been with 33,000 tons of
and Jocelyn Gecker influencing weather patterns as waste collected
far away as California.
IN ANCHORAGE JOHN WESSELS/
In Alaska, no injuries or AFP/GETTY
Officials warned places in Alaska deaths were immediately
could see their worst flooding in reported, said Jeremy Zidek, TAIWAN
50 years yesterday. spokesman for the Alaska
Department of Homeland Trains derailed and shops destroyed by earthquake
High waters could take up to 14 Security and Emergency
hours to recede after a powerful Management. Governor Mike By Ben Blanchard which caused no casualties. The US tion said three carriages came off the
Dunleavy issued a disaster Geological Survey measured the rails at Dongli station after part of the
declaration during the day. AP IN TAIPEI quake at a magnitude 7.2 and at a platform canopy collapsed, and the
depth of 6.2 miles. roughly 20 passengers aboard were
FProosmtca...rd “I am still waiting. The last A 6.8 magnitude earthquake hit the evacuated uninjured.
time they came, they didn’t south-eastern part of Taiwan yes- Taiwan media said a low-rise build-
Kayunga reach my place.” terday, derailing train carriages and ing housing a convenience store col- The US Pacific Tsunami Warning
causing a shop to collapse. lapsed in Yuli and rescue work had Centre issued a warning for Taiwan
Moses Wamugango peered into Uganda is a regional food begun to free the four people inside, but later rescinded the alert. Japan’s
the plastic vats where maggots basket, but rising commodity The weather bureau said the epi- while a vehicle is suspected of having weather agency issued a warning for
wriggled in decomposing prices – blamed on Russia’s centre was in Taitung county, and been thrown off a toppled bridge. tsunami waves of one metre for part
filth, the enviable project of war in Ukraine – are hurting followed a 6.4 magnitude quake on of Okinawa prefecture.
a neighbour in Uganda who farmers. Fertiliser costs have Saturday evening in the same area, The Taiwan Railways Administra-
spoke of the fertiliser problem doubled or tripled, with some
he had been able to solve. popular products hard to find SOUTH CAUCASUS COSTA RICA CHINA
on the market, according to
The maggots are the larvae the African Fertiliser and Pelosi condemns At least six dead Flood in mine
of the black soldier fly, an Agribusiness Partnership. border attacks in bus crash investigated
insect whose digestive system
effectively turns food waste Most food produced in The US House of Representatives Authorities were searching for miss- An investigation into the cause of
into organic fertiliser. sub-Saharan Africa comes Speaker, Nancy Pelosi, has ing people yesterday after a bus a 2 September flood at an iron ore
from smallholder farmers. strongly condemned what she crash caused by heavy rains in Costa mine in China, which left 14 people
“I want the maggots too,” Agriculture experts want said were “illegal” border attacks Rica left at least six dead on Saturday dead, is under way.
Mr Wamugango said. The governments and other by Azerbaijan on Armenia that night, officials said.
agriculture officials who benefactors to support triggered clashes in which more One person remains missing
distribute the vats for free took them more. than 200 people were killed. The rains across the country but the search and rescue
his name two weeks ago and caused a landslide on the Cambron- operation ended on Saturday, the
said they would give him four Some see larvae farming Ms Pelosi said her trip ero route, in the west of the country, Tangshan city government said in
to start off with. as the answer to sustainable to Armenia had particular 45 miles from the capital San José. a brief statement.
organic farming. Larvae importance after the “illegal and
programmes also exist in deadly attacks by Azerbaijan”. Firefighters and the country’s Red The mine is about 100 miles east
Nigeria and Kenya. AP “We strongly condemn those Cross reported at least six people of Beijing in Hebei province.
Rodney Muhumuza attacks,” she said. REUTERS confirmed dead, but up to 30 deaths
are expected. REUTERS Hebei is a major producer of
iron ore and steel. AP

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SPAIN

Britons to protest over driving licence changes

By Graham Keeley dents to use their UK licences has going to go further [and] organise in car insurance and tax while my “I have been a safe driver for
expired but this does not affect tour- a protest.” car sits in the drive,” she told i. over 40 years, without a point on
IN MADRID ists or hauliers. my licence.
He said a demonstration may “This has been a disaster for
Britons have planned protests out- Following five months of talks, take place on Thursday in me and thousands of others “How is it fair that an 18-year-old
side the British embassy in Madrid Spanish and British diplomats failed Madrid outside the British but the diplomats cannot British tourist can come over here
as anger mounts over the failure of to reach a deal. embassy and the Spanish seem to reach a deal.” and rent a car at an airport, but I
diplomats to reach a deal over the ministry of transport. Ms Lee (inset) moved cannot drive?”
ban on UK driving licences in Spain. And after angry Britons said they to Spain permanently
would stage a protest, the embassy Deb Lee, who is origi- in 2020. The British embassy
Thousands of Britons in Spain issued a statement saying it was ur- nally from Oxford but “After bad advice in Spain tweeted: “We
who did not convert their UK driv- gently trying to reach a deal. now lives on a campsite about changing my li- recognise that negotiations are
ing licences to Spanish versions by in Catral near Alicante on cence, I missed out on the taking longer than anticipated
the December 2020 deadline are not In response, Pascal Siegmund, one the Costa Blanca, has not and longer than you or we want.”
allowed to drive, after post-Brexit of the protest organisers, wrote: “We been able to use her car for the deadline. Now I don’t want to
talks broke down. are writing this post following the past five months. sit the Spanish driving test on prin-
useless (British) embassy update. ciple,” she said.
An extension to allow British resi- “I have wasted about €500 (£434)
“[It] didn’t satisfy any of us. We are

ITALY CRIME

Why first female PM could actually be Footballer’s brother
a backward step for women’s rights on extortion charge

Giorgia Meloni, The brother of France international
the leader of a footballer Paul Pogba has been
far-right party, is on charged over an alleged plot to
course for electoral extort money from the former
victory. By Frances Manchester United star.
D’Emilio in Rome
Mathias Pogba, 32, appeared
If Italy elects the nation’s first in a video last month promising
female prime minister, will to reveal “revelations” about the
its women be delighted or Juventus midfielder, but has denied
dismayed? Should opinion polls any wrongdoing. His lawyer, Yassine
prove on the mark, Giorgia Bouzrou, said: “We are going to
Meloni and the far-right Brothers challenge this decision.”
of Italy party she co-founded less
than a decade ago will triumph Four other people have also been
in the 25 September election. Ms placed under formal investigation
Meloni might then be asked by for extortion and criminal
Italy’s president to try to form a association, judicial sources
viable coalition government with told reporters.
right-wing allies.
Giorgia Meloni addressing Brothers of Italy supporters during a campaign rally VINCENZO PINTO/AFP/GETTY MUSIC
For many female voters, it’s a
question of gender versus agenda. Lightning cuts short
Lady Gaga concert
Some worry that Ms Meloni, who
exalts motherhood, might seek to Lady Gaga has issued a tearful
erode women’s rights, including apology after having to cut short
abortion access. the final show of her world
tour in Miami due to
For her supporters, what matters lightning strikes.
is her conservative, “God, homeland
and family” platform, not her sex. The performance
on Saturday was
Brothers of Italy has roots in a the last night
neo-fascist movement that hailed of the singer’s
the legacy of Benito Mussolini, who The Chromatica
bestowed prizes on women who Ball tour.
had many children. The party took
around 4 per cent of votes in the last Lady Gaga
election, in 2018, but according to (inset) told fans:
some pollsters it could win nearly 25 “Even when the rain
per cent in this one. sort of stopped there was
lightning that was striking right
Licia Donati, as a young down to the ground so close to us.”
Communist activist in the 1960s,
fought for the legalisation of conservative women’s culture,” said organisation in Rome helps women who do not deserve refugee status. One-minute Wijuko
divorce, which came in 1970. She Ms Donati, 84, a Tuscan native who who have suffered domestic Ms Meloni has generally refrained
also mobilised so Italian courts lives in Rome. violence, noted with dismay that from pitching for women’s votes How to play Place 1 – 9 once
would recognise that wives have the a Brothers of Italy politician has simply because she is a woman. in the grid, obeying the sums
same right to justice as husbands Ms Donati said that if she could pushed for cemeteries where But she has snapped back at between pairs of squares
in a country where, until 1981, laws speak to the politician, she would aborted foetuses can be buried, and contentions that it wouldn’t
sanctioned leniency for men who say: “What battle did you wage for to post the names of women who be a victory for women if she 8 12 Solution: page 46
murdered women to preserve women, what did you do? Nothing.” aborted without their permission. becomes prime minister. 15
“family honour”. 5
Ms Meloni, 45, is the only main Recently, Ms Meloni angered “I challenge anyone to say that 7 9
If Ms Meloni does become party leader who didn’t join PM women by retweeting a video of that would not mean breaking
Italy’s first female PM, it would be Mario Draghi’s pandemic national a woman being raped in a street the glass ceiling,” the Italian news 13
“a rupture (with the past) in the unity government in 2021. After – “for the simple fact that it was agency Ansa quoted her as saying
sense she is a woman, but it would populist forces, including two of her an immigrant who raped her,” Ms when she came to the Monza track
be going backward in terms of the campaign allies, yanked support Gargano said. for a Formula 1 race.
for Mr Draghi in July, the former
European Central Bank chief’s Ms Meloni has derided most of “I am a woman, so saying that
coalition collapsed, prompting an the migrants – overwhelmingly you’re not a woman if you say the
early election. men – who sail toward Italy’s shores things I say, frankly, makes me
on smugglers’ boats as freeloaders laugh.” AP
Oria Gargano, whose BeFree

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PEOPLE

‘I climbed to the top of a
48-storey tower at 60’

Free climbers who risk their lives for sport talk to Gwyneth Rees
For Alain Robert, a
life of free-climbing by brands, but others he undertakes “To be honest, I had more thrill scaled The Shard in 2019 despite
skyscrapers – ascending independently without payment free-soloing on rocks as they an injunction, landing himself in
to the top of tall buildings and at risk of imprisonment. are much harder. But climbing Pentonville prison in north London
without ropes or safety buildings is fun and kicking the ass for three months.
equipment – was never the plan. “I was going to jail but also to of our society is rather pleasant,”
But in the past 25 years, he has court, sometimes climbing officially he says, seeing his urban climbing He later went on to scale the
scaled 167 skyscrapers and holds and meeting presidents, prime more as performance art with 36-storey Stratosphere Tower
the record for most buildings ministers, kings and queens, but the chance to spread a message, building in Stratford, east London,
scaled, including some of the also prisoners as I’ve been arrested be it about climate change or the and illegally free-solo the world’s
world’s tallest: Dubai’s Burj Khalifa more than 200 times,” said Robert, government’s response to the largest climbing wall in Denmark.
(2,717ft/828m) in 2011 and also the from Digoin, in the Saône-et-Loire coronavirus pandemic. In July, he was handed a six-month
Petronas towers (1,483ft/452m) in department of eastern France. suspended prison sentence in Spain
Kuala Lumpur in 2009. Earlier this month, Adam for breaking into the Port Aventura
“One day I may be the guest of a Lockwood, 21, from Wigan, scaled theme park before climbing
On Saturday, he scaled the sheikh in the Middle East staying in The Shard in central London, Europe’s tallest rollercoaster and
48-storey Tour TotalEnergies a hotel costing $30,000 (£26,000) posting topless selfies atop the base jumping (jumping from fixed
building in Paris to mark his per night, and then I can find myself 1,016ft (310m) building. Previously objects with a parachute) from it.
60th birthday. Dressed in red, he in a hell-hole prison.” he has dangled naked from a crane
celebrated as he reached the top of in Dubai and done chin-ups at the “When you’re up a building, the
the 613ft (187m) tower in the French But still Robert, who now lives in top of a 1,100ft (335m) power station only thing you can focus on is the
capital’s business district. Bali, continues to climb as it is “like in Croatia. present and that’s a really special
the air he breathes”. His career did feeling,” King says. “No matter how
“I want to send people the not begin with climbing buildings, He was given a three-month easy the technical climb is, you can
message that being 60 is nothing. suspended prison sentence never underestimate the potential
You can still do sport, be active, I couldn’t live without in August 2020. In mitigation, for death.”
do fabulous things,” he said. “I these extreme things his solicitor said his client was
promised myself several years ago because they give such motivated by seeking celebrity and King says that he climbs to raise
that when I reached 60, I would euphoric special moments financial reward from YouTube, awareness of causes – be it mental
climb that tower again because where he has 25,000 followers. “It’s health or the climate crisis – but
60 symbolises retirement age in however, but with rock climbing. all about YouTube hits,” he said. also because he believes he is
France and I thought that was a By the end of the 1980s he was “YouTube pays.” “addicted” to extreme sports. He is
nice touch.” also a base jumper, train surfer and
doing this without safety equipment Robert is acutely aware of how boxer. At school, he used to climb
Robert, who also wanted to on some of the hardest rock climbs social media is changing the world on the roof and hide from
use the climb to raise awareness in the world. It was only in June of urban climbing. When he began his teachers.
about the need for climate change 1994, when an Italian film-maker scaling buildings 25 years ago, he
action, had already climbed the asked him to climb a building for a was one of very few people who did “I couldn’t live without these
TotalEnergies tower many times. documentary called No Limits, that it and there was no social media extreme things because they give
he began. to promote it. “Most of them are such euphoric special moments,”
Known as the “French rather medium climbers but they he says. “You reach these almighty
Spider-Man”, and considered the “At first I thought it was crazy are using the latest GoPros and highs and there’s no way you can
veteran of the sport, his urban and impossible but quickly I drones,” he says, adding: “Their go back to a normal life.” He is
climbing career has not been realised that it was much safer videos are awesome.” currently travelling around Europe
without its issues. In 2018, he and easier than my rock climbing,” taking on more climbing challenges.
ascended the Salesforce Tower he says, crediting the sport with The younger generation, it
(formerly known as the Heron enabling him to make a living and seems, are mostly men in their Does he not worry that he could
Tower) in the City of London. He meet interesting people around early twenties, happy to climb with come to harm? King admits he
was arrested by police who set up a the world. Although he ultimately just a bag of chalk to aid their grip often worries for months before
cordon around the building. Some of still prefers his first love – rock and a GoPro camera to capture a big event, but then – just before
his climbs are legal and sponsored climbing – he gets a kick out of their adventures. One is George it – will gain full control and focus.
scaling buildings. King, 22, from Oxford, who illegally He believes he has conditioned his
Alain Robert, brain to overcome fear.
the ‘French Alain Robert climbing Burj
Spiderman’, And the “overwhelming sense of Khalifa in 2011... ‘climbing
pride, fulfilment and joy” outweighs buildings is fun and kicking the
climbs the highest the negativity. For him, there is also ass of society is rather pleasant’
building in the something special about climbing
world, Burj in the urban environment and going EMMANUEL AGUIRRE/GETTY
Khalifa against the grain of the normal
values of society. “To do it illegally,
EMMANUEL assess the security, how I can do
AGUIRRE/GETTY it, and how I can reduce a possible
sentence afterwards – for me, that’s
really exciting,” he says. “It adds a
layer to the whole adventure.”

Laws against free solo climbing
vary around the world depending
on the location.

In America, Maison Deschamps,
22, of Hartland, Michigan, has
scaled five skyscrapers: the
Salesforce Tower in San Francisco,
The New York Times building, the
Renaissance Centre in Detroit, the
Devon Tower in Oklahoma City, and
the Aria in Las Vegas.

He raises money for the anti-
abortion movement. “I climb
buildings specifically to raise money
and awareness,” he says. “However,
I do enjoy it.”

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WELLBEING

The questions therapists
are asked most often

Unhappiness with being single or at being forced to
return to office are common themes. By Eleanor Peake
One in four people will
experience a mental loss and bereavement, be this
health problem of through losing someone they love,
some kind each year employment restructure, burnout,
job loss or relationship breakup.
in England, and one “These events are stressful
in six people report experiencing enough on their own, however
a common mental health problem when you factor in the past two to
(like anxiety or depression) in three years of living through the
any given week, according to the pandemic and the uncertainty
mental health charity Mind. of the future, it can make these
Since the pandemic began in issues more overwhelming and
March 2020, the UK has seen seem unmanageable.”
the spread of another, quieter Don’t expect a ‘quick fix’, advises
pandemic. A third of adults said therapist Jackie Rogers
their mental health worsened ‘WHY DON’T I RECOGNISE

WHO I AM?’
during this period: anxiety and problems is based around a lack of Denise Freeman, a registered
depression has spiked and one in intimacy,” she says. “Because my therapist in Manchester, says
nine young people told Mind that, patient may be too busy or they’re she sees a lot of people going
thanks to lockdown, loneliness has too stressed or things in their life through periods of transition and
made their mental health worse. take over, and they’re not able to be in particular has noticed a rise
The World Health Organisation as vulnerable as they could [with in the number of women seeking
says that global prevalence of another person]”. help as a result of the menopause.
anxiety and depression increased “These women that come to me
by a massive 25 per cent during ‘WHY DON’T I FEEL BETTER YET?’ usually don’t realise that it’s the
the first year of the pandemic. But A common concern when menopause that is causing their
a year on from the relaxation of seeing a therapist is the speed of problems,” says Freedman.
lockdown rules, what problems “recovery”. “After two or three Symptoms of the menopause can
are we experiencing and what sessions, a lot of patients ask include brain fog, anxiety and mood
questions do we want answered? why they don’t feel noticeably swings. “It can really impact jobs
i asks therapists from across the better”, says Jackie Rogers, and relationships. Women
UK the most common questions a therapist based in will usually come to me
they are asked. Burton upon Trent, 25% and say, why don’t I
Staffordshire, who is recognise who I am
accredited with the any more? Or should
‘WHY AM I SO UNHAPPY AS A British Association Global increase I leave my partner?
SINGLE PERSON?’ for Counselling in prevalence
and Psychotherapy. of anxiety and “But when
Simone Bose, from London, is a They want to have a depression during we investigate
relationship counsellor at Relate. definitive timeline. the first year of the those feelings, it’s
Around 10 per cent of Bose’s often linked to the
clients are dealing with infidelity pandemic
and she helps them work through “Getting better’ varies hormonal changes of
this issue. But she also sees a lot of from person to person and the menopause. I have seen
single people who are disenchanted depends on each person’s support such an increase. As a society,
(a poll published in September by network, self-compassion and self- we are becoming more aware of
Relate found many people in their care,” she says. “As a society we the negative impact menopause
twenties and thirties are feeling want ‘to run before we can walk’ can have.”
affected by milestone anxiety – the and have no patience.
worry about not having a partner, “We are looking for ‘quick fixes’ ‘SHOULD I LEAVE MY JOB?’
children, or not having bought and when we are not getting the Perhaps unsurprisingly, since
a house). ‘quick fix’ we can feel as though we lockdown Nicola Saunders, a
“I get a lot of single people are doing something wrong or like registered therapist based in
who are frustrated and have low we have failed in some way.” Derby, has noticed a spike in work-
self-esteem from dating,” Bose related anxieties. “Nowadays, a lot
says. “They want to build their of my patients are asking me, ‘Why
confidence and feel better about ‘WHAT’S WRONG WITH ME? do I have to go back to the office?’”

EVERYONE ELSE IS COPING’
themselves. So, some people aren’t We often hear about comparison says Saunders.
even bothered about meeting culture, fuelled in particular by the “When people were working
someone, they’re just wanting to be prevalence of so-called highlight from home, they got used to just
able to feel good about themselves reels on social media, but Rogers being their normal selves,” says
and deal with that identity as a says one of the most common Saunders. “They got used to not
single person.” questions she hears is about why having to wear a professional mask
However, single or not, there is other people seem to be coping for several years, whether that be
a connecting theme across Bose’s better than we are. Particularly their make-up, or their behaviour.
clients. “Often the root of all these people who are worried that they Now, people are having to perform
are markedly different from their again by going back to the office
friends and family. and this is causing a lot of anxiety.”
“When we begin to struggle in Freeman agrees that the
life we can perceive other people workplace and a return to
as ‘coping’,or ‘managing’,” says expectations around office
Rogers. “When we are struggling presenteeism are causing a lot of
we look inwards and begin to stress currently for her clients: “A
blame ourselves or see others as lot of my clients are experiencing
being better than us, making us stress because they used to be able
very self-critical.” to balance their life more.
But she says that people are “They got used to a way of
dealing with many real issues working, at home, but now they are
and we must have compassion being allowed less flexibility. Now
Simone Bose says she meets many for ourselves. “Many people a lot of my clients are asking me
single clients with low self-esteem are struggling with so much whether they should leave.”

40 Arts Jim Howick’s most famous Our
work depends on who you’re characters
Podcasts talking to. Many remember aren’t just
him as chronically ill of- ghosts,
Björk: Sonic fice grunt Gerard in Peep they’re
Symbolism Show, which launched the careers people
of ­Olivia Colman, David Mitchell,
Björk is one of the world’s Robert Webb and Succession writer Comedian Jim Howick talks to Emily Baker
most fascinating music- Jesse Armstrong. Younger view- about the new series of ‘Ghosts’, and why
makers, and her new Sonic ers may know him from the hit it’s been so hard to write an American
Symbolism series is one of children’s series Horrible Histories, version of ‘Horrible Histories’
the closest glances she has or as Mr Hendricks, the sweet but
ever given listeners and bumbling science teacher on Netf- Monty Python type of format,” says only hilarious, but a real tearjerker.
fans into her process, which lix’s smash hit Sex Education. But it’s Howick. “We went around the hous- And he points to The Captain,
seems to be unique and as his work on Ghosts, both on and off es really. We had lots of ideas about
idiosyncratic as she is. screen, that has cemented his place filling the house with ghosts com- who at the start of the series is se-
as one of British comedy’s most pletely and having different ghosts cretly gay, as having a particular
Each episode is dedicated valuable players. in each room like Royston Vasey. resonance with viewers. “We’ve al-
to one of her albums, from What we ended up with was more ways had a big LGBTQ+ following.
1993’s Debut all the way “Most successful comedy at the like Toy Story or The Bash Street He represents a voice of the stifled
up to Medúlla (2004), moment is biographical, already Kids – a small gang who wouldn’t and rigid society of his era. He’s be-
with more to come on rooted in truth,” says Howick. “Our ever come together if they weren’t come something really special.”
Volta, Biophilia, Vulnicura, show is more of a fundamental sit- incarcerated in this house. Every-
Utopia, and new LP Fossora, com edging on fantasy. We try to Ghosts must have been an easy
which is due for release on balance jokes with heart and pathos one wants to be in a gang.” “yes” for the BBC when it was com-
30 September. – finding an earthy human element While the jokes are funny missioned in 2018. Not only was it a
was quite hard at first. Then we and the stories often touch- much-needed family sitcom, but it
Hearing Björk speak with realised our characters aren’t just ing, the real strength of also came with a ready-made, built-
her collaborators and peers ghosts – they’re people.” Whatever Ghosts comes in its well- in audience: the grown-up fans of
about her work, which has the formula, it works. defined characters. “I CBBC series Horrible Histories. It is
spanned so many genres, think people enjoy iden- the cast of that silly, genre-busting
sounds and approaches, The show, which will open its tifying with a different sketch series who created and now
is a thrill – along with fourth series on Friday, centres on ghost,” says Howick. write Ghosts – Howick, Farnaby,
performing, acting and married couple Alison (Charlotte In the case of his Rickard, Willbond, Mathew Bayn-
producing, podcasting is Ritchie) and Mike (Kiell Smith- own character, “The ton and Martha Howe-Douglas.
another medium that suits Bynoe), who come into possession way [Pat] died was
this otherworldly genius. of a rundown mansion that’s home the first element “We didn’t write most of that,”
to a host of ghosts who have died on of him coming to says Howick, “we were just actors
Lauren O’Neill the property over the ages. Among life,” says Howick, for hire. But we’re really proud of it.
them is caveman Robin (Laurence not noticing his own It had a punky feel. We were allowed
Rickard), trouserless Tory MP pun. “That just made to do whatever we wanted to do, to
Julian (Simon Farnaby), Second us laugh. We built his a point.”
World War army officer The Cap-
tain (Ben Willbond) and 80s Scout story around that. We realised Often, Horrible Histories would
leader Pat, who died in an arrow that his family were probably toe the line of suitability on a BBC
shooting accident and is played by still alive, and that they’d be children’s show. Howick recalls hav-
Howick, who really was a Scout in the type of people to come and
his youth. visit the place where he died.” ‘Horrible Histories’
was all completely
When we speak, Howick is pack- This train of thought result- factual. But the angle
ing for Edinburgh Fringe. Usually, ed in an episode, “Happy is a naughty one
comedians are a wriggling bag of Death Day”, which was not
nerves before they head to the fes-
tival – worrying about audiences,
about reviews, about how much
it will cost. Not Howick. This year,
he’s a punter. “I feel like after all
the years of trauma, I’ve earned
the right to really enjoy myself,” he
says, only half-joking. The 43-year-
old first went up to the Fringe with
his sketch group Plastic Cowboys
20 years ago. “It was terrifying,” he
remembers. “I didn’t really enjoy it.
I was just completely overwhelmed
by the idea that it was a waste
of money.” Their first show was
a play, Growing Nowhere, about
a young boy whose imaginary
s­ hadow refuses to leave him alone
– a ­review from the time lik-
ened it to “Grange Hill if
it had been staged by
David Lynch”.

The trio (made up
of Howick, Adam
Amos and Robin
Savage) didn’t re-
turn to the festival
until 2006. By that
point, Howick had
done a few advert
voiceovers and
played a part in
Guillermo del
Toro’s 2004 su-
perhero movie
Hellboy, so he had
“cash to throw at Ed-
inburgh”. The second
Plastic Cowboys show went
down well, but Howick is the
only one still performing.

Ghosts started life as a Muppet
Show-style project. “We wanted
to create a multi-character,