Something went wrong. Search over 220,000 works, 150,000 of which are illustrated from the 16th Century to the present day. If you tick permission to publish your name will appear above your contribution on our website. While he basically orchestrated the Conservative victory in the general election of 1992, he lost his own MP seat at Bath. Well, there are two elements to it. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired. Try AbeBooks. "This is where I'm happiest: on stage," she says. As party chairman, he was widely considered to be the main architect of the somewhat unexpected Conservative victory at the 1992 general election. Isnt deciding who we venerate a vital part of that reckoning also? She lived in Hong Kong from 1992 to 1997. It was an extremely apolitical household; my parents would have voted Conservative. Had he not lost his own seat in Bath in that election, partly because he was associated with the poll tax, he would have become, at 48, chancellor of the exchequer. One of them, a postgraduate medical student at Oxford, stopped him to explain that they had met at that meeting and Patten had been photographed with him carrying the yellow umbrella symbol of protest. The plan was to hand the lot over to the Bodleian Library in Oxford, but he felt he should get it in order. 1 episode, Heroes and Villains (2008) as Joan. 1979 . Lord Chris Patten, who has no power to remove the Rhodes statue at Oxford University's Oriel College, said a trust set up after the mining magnate's death pays for the education of more than a. . A media frenzy greeted their exuberant, mini-skirted arrival in 1992, and their gulping tears when they left five years later came to symbolise the last days of the British Empire in the territory. East and West. | Contact Us | Newsletter | Annual & Transparency Report. Marcus Higgins (David Spade) has become a single womanizer. Patten's defeat was attributed to factors such as the Poll Tax.[6]. Concepts like that were mysterious to them. Patten's guest was entranced by a picture of his children on his desk and asked: "How come ugly father produce such beautiful daughters?" He served a full five-year term before his ennoblement. Before that, he was the Chairman of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1992. If they inspire you please support our work. He took steps to get in touch with the people of the colony, and was known for his penchant for taking public strolls around Hong Kong as well as in the media limelight. JACK HILL. The Legislative Council became a fully elected legislature for the first time in 1995 and extensively expanded its functions and organisations throughout the last years of colonial rule.[10]. He made the case for negotiation rather than outright demands for independence. "It spits in the face of human rights and shows a delusional view of the Chinese Communist Party's trustworthiness on the international stage," Patten is quoted by the Daily Mail.. His comments came as 53 people were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of "subversion" in Hong Kong. It is certainly important to use Rhodes money for more black African students. Yana Gupta. He is also a member of the Global Leadership Foundation, an organisation which works to promote good governance around the world. She has played a key role in the Bollywood film Rang De Basanti (2006). He states baldly at one point a belief in an afterlife. Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, CH, PC ( Chinese: ; [1] born 12 May 1944) is a British politician who was the 28th and last Governor of Hong Kong from 1992 to 1997 and Chairman of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1992. "I'm the deputy beauty editor at Tatler, I'm very happy here, and that's it really. Within the last five years of British rule, acclaimed journalist Jonathan Dimbleby was given unique access to the governor which enabled him to document the . In 2005 and 2006, she appeared in English Touring Theatre's Hamlet, playing Ophelia opposite Ed Stoppard's Prince of Denmark. He has been married to Lavender Thornton since 1971. I'll probably go to previews of her play, but I won't tell her I'm there to check she's all right, I'll probably end up going lots of times.". Sandra Lee is most worried for Andrew Cuomo's daughters in the wake of his sexual harassment scandal, sources told The Post.. Lee, who was with Cuomo for 14 years until their spit in September . The good old days when HK was the Pearl of the Orient, one commentator said, which was liked more than 250times. Alice has obviously chosen to go into a world that's amazing and stuff, which will obviously attract attention, but she's my dearest best friend, she's absolutely amazing, and I know she'll be a huge star. For people of my age, it was a bit like being born just after the Congress of Vienna [of 1814], to then live through a period of stability and growing prosperity, longevity, better health, in which there were a number of givens: Europe or welfare democracy or that thing that Peter Hennessy writes about, leaders who, in the absence of a written constitution, could be trusted to do the right thing.. 1 episode, New Tricks (2010) as Vicky Anderson. "Kate makes documentaries now," says her mother, who trained as a barrister, but currently works as a mediator for couples whose marriages have broken down. Despite this, he enjoyed significant popularity in Hong Kong. Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, CH, PC (Chinese: ;[1] born 12 May 1944) is a British politician who was the 28th and last Governor of Hong Kong from 1992 to 1997 and Chairman of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1992. Alice Patten. Within the last five years of British rule, acclaimed journalist Jonathan Dimbleby was given unique access to the governor which enabled him to document the . Kris Cheng is a Hong Kong journalist with an interest in local politics. 1,490 Chris Patten Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images CREATIVE EDITORIAL VIDEO All Sports Entertainment News Archival Browse 1,490 chris patten stock photos and images available or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. Between 1974 and 1979, he served as the director of the Conservative Research Department. Patten was born in 1944 on the day the German army was driven out of Crimea. Sometimes we have not recorded the date of a portrait. However, he lost his marginal seat of Bath to the Liberal Democrat candidate Don Foster at that election. After two weeks without a glimpse, Governor Chris Patten's teenage daughter, Laura, had been spotted in the beauty salon of the colony's 108-year-old Ladies' Recreation Club along with her. "I'm very, very private," she said from her office at Cond Nast. He returned to sit with the Conservative party in the House of Lords in September of that year. Patten married Lavender Thornton, a barrister, on 11 September 1971. The diaries of the last British Governor of Hong Kong, published on the 25th anniversary of the handoverIn June 1992 Chris Patten went to Hong Kong as the last British governor, to try to prepare it not (as other British colonies over the decades) for independence, but for handing back in 1997 to the Chinese, from whom most of its territory had been leased 99 years previously. Press release from the City of Menifee: MENIFEE - Menifee's street projects and construction updates are getting an upgrade! She portrayed Ygraine Pendragon, the deceased Queen of Camelot, the mother of Arthur, and the wife of the King Uther Pendragon in the BBC series Merlin . Between February 2010 and June 2011, he served as the President of Medical Aid for Palestinians. Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, CH, PC (Chinese: ; born 12 May 1944) is a British politician who was the 28th and last Governor of Hong Kong from 1992 to 1997 and Chairman of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1992. Chris Pratt is being called "cringe and vile" for praising his wife, Katherine Schwarzenegger, for giving him a "healthy daughter" given that his son with ex Anna Faris, Jack, has suffered. "In addition to supplying experts for incoming administrations, think tanks provide departing officials with institutional settings [where they] remain engaged in pressing foreign policy debates, and constitute an informal shadow foreign affairs establishment.This "revolving door" is unique to the United States, and a source of its strength. Friends describe Rookwood, or "Rookers" as he is known, as "an avid Liverpool supporter, and a bit of a lad", but say that the couple - who have been together for eight months - are in love. They have three children. You can opt-out at any time by signing in to your account to manage your preferences. We never talked about politics or religion at home, Patten says. A colleague who works with Kate at the BBC describes her as "serious and hard-working". His wifes father competed in the 1936 Olympics, part of that Chariots of Fire generation, and was killed in 1944. (30 Jun 1997) Natural Sound The last . John Majors bastards have long since taken over. Katharine Joan ('Kate') Patten (1973-), Television producer; daughter of Chris Patten Sitter in 1 portrait Tell us More Like List Thumbnail Sort by Chris Patten and his family by Jillian Edelstein bromide fibre print, August 1990 NPG x45377 Find out more > Use this image Related People Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes (father) "We are very, very happy together," she says. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. They bought the. As the last Governor of Hong Kong, he supervised the final years of British governance in the colony and readied it for the transition to Chinese control in 1997. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chris_Patten_-2008-10-31-.jpg, https://flickr.com/photos/ukinfrance/11115110006, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3MtANpVq6s, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XkYBUBJgws. It wasnot the first time Hong Kong netizens posted photos of Pattens family, after they left the city in 1997. In the last three months, he says, partly as a result of Britains generous visa scheme, there have been 100,000-plus people from Hong Kong, teachers, medics, lawyers, leaving to come here and lots of other places as well. His job was to accumulate information on the television performance of rival William F. Buckley, Jr. Get involved in exciting, inspiring conversations with other readers. All contributions are moderated. He was one of the United Kingdom's two members to the European Commission as Commissioner for External Relations from 1999 to 2004. SELECT OPTIONS SAVE TO CART From 2014 to 2016, he worked under Pope Francis as the head of the body that advises the Vatican on media strategy. It's just that after those heady years in the spotlight, her sisters would seem to crave the exact opposite. Hobbies and other interests: Tennis, reading, browsing in bookshops. [27], Patten is a Catholic and oversaw Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United Kingdom in September 2010. In 2003, he was appointed the Chancellor of Oxford University. Do you think that they always saw through that? There is an inevitable sentimental or nostalgic strain to Pattens diaries of 25 years ago, as he departed on the royal yacht. The Black Watch [the last British military unit to leave] werent going to hold Hong Kong against the Peoples Liberation Army. Your contributions must be polite and with no intention of causing trouble. If Patten had been re-elected in 1992, sections of the media thought he would have been rewarded by appointment as Foreign Secretary, although in his autobiography John Major said that he would have made Patten Chancellor of the Exchequer. Chris Patten. Though he robustly defended the policy at the time, in his 2006 book Not Quite the Diplomat (published in the United States as Cousins and Strangers: America, Britain and Europe in the New Century) he claims to have thought it was a mistake on Margaret Thatcher's part. In 1966, Chris Patten became involved with the Conservative Party. Keir Starmer demands Covid inquiry reports by end of year, Police scour woodland in search for Constance Martens baby, Dozens killed after passenger and freight train collide in Greece, Hancock under fire over care home deaths and chaotic Covid response, London Bridge overcrowding: Give TfL control of Southeastern trains, Number of children in food poverty near double in a year to 4 million, Putins 274mil spy plane destroyed by drones at air base in Belarus, What is the Willow Project? "[24] Patten said that Chinese company Huawei "is an agent of an unpleasant Chinese state."[25]. If you wish to license an image, please use our Rights and Images service. In 2005, he became an appointed member of the British peerage. In 2006, she appeared in the Bollywood film Rang De Basanti as Sue McKinley, a young British woman who comes to India to make a documentary film about the British rule in the Indian subcontinent. Patten seems a consummately relaxed 78. Friday & Saturday 10:30 - 21:00. [N]o one was above the laws; police were not being used to suppress freedoms; top govt officials were qualified and experienced; less crowded streets and MTR; less fights and above all, the mayors daughters were beautiful and well-educated!!!. "I just find it intensely difficult. Chris Patten, the last British governor of Hong Kong and a former EU commissioner for external affairs, is Chancellor of the University of Oxford and the author of The Hong Kong Diaries (Allen Lane, 2022). The controversial US oil plan explained, Green leader storms out of council meeting after being misgendered. [22] BBC Trust Vice Chairman Diane Coyle took over as Acting Chairman until the appointment of a new chairman. [28], In February 2010, Patten was appointed President of Medical Aid for Palestinians, but he stepped down in June 2011. Netizens were amazed by the apparent response from the English actress, however, as it is a fan page it isunlikely that it is managedby Patten herself. The former Conservative party chairman and current rebellious Tory peer was dismayed to see the Johnson cult still hanging on. She's very charming, and can talk even the most unlikely person into appearing on TV.". We should say so. "I cried all day," she says of her very public departure. SHANGHAI -- Seventeen years after sailing on Britain's Royal Yacht away from Hong Kong, the tango dancer is on the move again. 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It involved turning 850,000 words into 250,000. The EU and Moldova. I suggest the fractures go back to the 1990s. He reads a lot and is keen on tennis and gardening. Her two elder sisters, Laura and Kate, however, are less keen to recapture their moment in the spotlight. At Queens College, Cambridge - where a month ago she achieved a "slightly disappointing" 2:2 in modern languages, she went out with Jordan Frieda, the son of Lulu and hairdresser John Frieda. Patten was then appointed the last governor of Hong Kong, to oversee the final years of British administration in the colony and prepare for its transfer to China in 1997. His father was a jazz drummer who later became a popular music publisher. Millions of premium Stock photos and illustrations created by leading commercial photographers, world-famous Museums, Historical Archives and Private Collections. Environment secretary Chris Patten (r) was charged with introducing the poll tax Instead of the tax shining a spotlight on spendthrift local councils, she said, the government was getting the. See PA story ROYAL Patten. Patten said afterwards the Royal Pageant had not been the BBC's "finest hour" and admitted that "The tone was wrong."[21]. Patten was the Conservative Party candidate for Lambeth Central at the February 1974 general election, but lost to the Labour Party candidate, Marcus Lipton. The 42-year-old musician's family confirmed to People magazine that Hannah Price, who was found dead in her home two . Patten oversaw many crises in the area of European foreign policy, most notably the failure of the European Union to come up with a common unified policy before the Iraq War in 2003. I think they thought that Hong Kong was just about allowing people to become rich.. Each email has a link to unsubscribe. 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