tattersall et al?

[creagdhubh]

Love that photo!

[macwilkin]

Love that photo!

And the story behind it is quite fascinating as well:

http://www.nytimes.com/1996/06/18/wo...ead-at-85.html

And for that matter, the same could be said of Lord Lovat!

T.

[Mike_Oettle]

That is a first-class obituary for Sir Fitzroy. I read his Eastern Approaches as a teenager (my dad had a copy), and I also have a fascinating book he wrote about Central Asia.
But the New York Times did get one thing wrong: In Britain (as in South Africa) one does not graduate from high school (in his case, Eton College). One only graduates at a university.
Regards,
Mike

[macwilkin]

That is a first-class obituary for Sir Fitzroy. I read his Eastern Approaches as a teenager (my dad had a copy), and I also have a fascinating book he wrote about Central Asia.
But the New York Times did get one thing wrong: In Britain (as in South Africa) one does not graduate from high school (in his case, Eton College). One only graduates at a university.
Regards,
Mike

Churchill reportedly asked Maclean if he parachuted into Jugoslavia in his kilt. :mrgreen:

T.

[Mike_Oettle]

Indeed. Forgot to mention the one about parachuting in a kilt.
And Churchill also made a memorable remark about Maclean’s parliamentary career.
The obit said he had resigned from the diplomatic service in 1939, but only joined the army in 1941. My recollection from Eastern Approaches was that he had been refused permission to resign his diplomatic commission (which he wanted to do in order to join the army), and the way he found of getting out was to stand as a Conservative candidate in a by-election.
The Foreign Office suddenly wanted nothing to do with him (having entered politics), and he campaigned on a platform of willingness to serve in uniform (MPs were exempt from military service).
Once elected, he joined up.
Churchill later remarked: “Here is the young man who used the Mother of Parliaments as a public convenience!”
Regards,
Mike

[macwilkin]

Indeed. Forgot to mention the one about parachuting in a kilt.
And Churchill also made a memorable remark about Maclean’s parliamentary career.
The obit said he had resigned from the diplomatic service in 1939, but only joined the army in 1941. My recollection from Eastern Approaches was that he had been refused permission to resign his diplomatic commission (which he wanted to do in order to join the army), and the way he found of getting out was to stand as a Conservative candidate in a by-election.
The Foreign Office suddenly wanted nothing to do with him (having entered politics), and he campaigned on a platform of willingness to serve in uniform (MPs were exempt from military service).
Once elected, he joined up.
Churchill later remarked: “Here is the young man who used the Mother of Parliaments as a public convenience!”
Regards,
Mike

In The Haggis: a little history, Clarissa Dickson Wright tells a story of Sir Fitzroy attending a Burns Supper in the Kremlin, complete with vodka, whisky and pipers from Scotland and Georgia.

T.