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Today’s video link: Guess who burst into shot causing a judge at the Old Bailey to forget what he was saying?
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The first case
@Mark_George_KC
ever lead me in. No mere red bag but a thoughtful book gifted to me at the end of the trial. After each case together my library grew. Thank you old friend for your support guidance and great humour. Rest in peace ✊🏽😔❤️
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MOJ offer isn’t one. It’s still a cut. Since I started this job the Bar has never fought and always capitulated. Credit to the
@TheCriminalBar
for leading a real strike. The November CTL ‘deadline’ puts pressure on them. Do not throw the towel in after the first round. Fight! 🥊
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After yesterday’s uninvited appearance at the Old Bailey, Columbo featured in the news on BBC Radio 4. Frankly It’s going to his head. He’s bought a new car and has his own twitter page now 🙄🤦🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️ see
@AdvoCat_QC
Today’s video link: Guess who burst into shot causing a judge at the Old Bailey to forget what he was saying?
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My 14yld boy is doing The Fan Dance to raise money for his Royal Marine Cadet detachment and a military charity. Harder still he’s dragging me behind him! He aspires to be an RM officer. Please give what you can, even if only words of encouragement 😊✊🏽
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Steve Smith MBE. One of the greats. Took a chance on me as a young barrister when others wouldnt. Don’t make them like him anymore. Always for the underdog and never gave up the fight. Rest in peace Big Man.
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So, if you’re on trial for a serious offence or your kids can’t sleep….I’m your man 😂 thank you
@ChambersGuides
@33BedfordRow
@33BRNorth
@33BR_N
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Quite a slick attempt by fraudsters pretending to be my bank to get me to authorise a £4.5K credit card purchase from Louis Vuitton. They knew my card number, security number but forget one thing …I’m Northern! “How much?! For a chuffing bag? Bastards!” 😁😎🖕🏽
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Final total raised for his detachment & the SBSA £6,610! Thank you everyone. Proud of my boy. Turns 16 next week so no more a boy.🤷🏽♂️♥️ Oh and today he smashed his GCSEs: seven 9s (A**), two 8s (A*) and a 7 (A).
#Mashallah
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Threatened him with violence if he didn’t get on the carousel with his sisters 😂
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He looks like a little Action Man lol v happy Times featured the story of Fazal Din VC - as nails and as legendary as you can get.
@TSFEevents
@LieutenancySY
@InnesCatton
@ColMaclachlan22
@LtGenMagowan
@ColSimonChapman
@SeaSheffield
@Captain_SCC
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As is chanted on the terraces at Bramall Lane “He’s one of our own”. Rest in peace Andrew.
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New home in The Big Smoke
Chambers is delighted to announce that Gul Nawaz Hussain QC has joined Chambers as a Door Tenant with immediate effect.
#welcometotheteam
#criminallawyer
#regulatorylaw
#murder
#terrorism
#fraud
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Huge thanks to
@CrimeLineLaw
I asked them to publicise Andrew’s eulogy (of which I was honoured to be a part) and they’ve gone and smashed it out of the park!!! 😁🙏🏽❤️✊🏽
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Trial in 2 weeks. Case listed at court to allow for conference as prisons can’t arrange. 330 mile round trip. Get to court to find WRONG prisoner has been brought from a DIFFERENT prison 🤦🏽♂️
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So an MP can accept & resign from a ministerial post all within 48h and still earn more than some junior criminal barristers have in a year
@TheYoungCBA
@TheCriminalBar
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At the 2022 British Muslim Awards. Sal received the “Highly Commended” award in the Young Achiever category
@SeaSheffield
@SeaCadetsUK
@BirkdaleSchool
@TheArthurDaley
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Huge thanks to SY High Sherriff
@MartinMckervey
for his generosity & hospitality at
@sheffcath
Legal Service.
@LieutenancySY
& her cadet looking splendid. Me needing an iron 🤦🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️😁
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The annual breaking out of these bad boys! High Sherriff’s Legal Service is extra special today. I, in my ceremonial dress, will process with Sal in his Royal Marines Cadet’s Blues. Proud as 🥊. As
@LieutenancySY
cadet he’s ahead of me in the order of precedence though!🙄😉🥰
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Muslim soldiers marching on Birmingham's Broad St in 1942. Applauded and celebrated
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Huge honour to attend the High Sherrif of South Yorkshire’s Legal service. As your year in office draws to a close, thank you
@MacMcPhersonMBE
for your support, friendship & all you’ve done this year. See you and Chris at the next
@Caged_Steel
with
@CagedSteelBOSS
😉😁👍🏽
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An amazing day at
@RMASandhurst
for
@ArmyComdtRMAS
Parade. No one does pageantry like 🇬🇧! Great to see the contribution of Indian soldiers celebrated so prominently. I think I detected Sal’s eyes twitch from Lympstone
@davestrugs
😉
@Army_Engagement
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Extra special Remembrance Sunday watching Sal march behind
@LieutenancySY
Remembering what we share aspire 2 & desire 4 our loved ones far outweighs any differences A Noisy minority across the spectrum always seeks 2 divide & sow hate “The dogs bark but the caravan keeps moving”
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The boy done good. Corporal Salahudeen Hussain! Sal thanks you all for your support & words of encouragement. Big thanks as always to
@ColMaclachlan22
@TSFEevents
@TheArthurDaley
@InnesCatton
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Immensely proud of my son Salahudeen. Had honour of parading with
@43Commando
at Speen Bridge. 1 small step closer to realising his ambition of being a RM officer.
@ColMikeTanner
@Captain_SCC
@Sheffield302SCC
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Parade Sq is now “Normandy Square” at Sal’s detachment
@SeaSheffield
A number of Normandy veterans were present last night as was Lt.Col. Balmer
@42_commando
Also £1,000 of the Fan Dance £ raised by Sal was donated to the unit minibus fund.
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Proud of my boy ✊🏽♥️🇬🇧🗡 🕌 thank you
@lucymarleey
@AthleteMediaGrp
@SeaSheffield
@InnesCatton
@davestrugs
@TSFEevents
@mansoortshams
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Sal &
@TheArthurDaley
will be on BBC1 at 1830 tonight
@looknorthBBC
. Talking to
@KeeleyDonovan
about being The
@LieutenancySY
cadet, Remembrance & the contribution of Commonwealth soldiers.
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My boy Salahudeen is 15 today. Proud of every uniform he’s chosen to wear😁❤️ In just over a month he’ll be doing The Fan Dance with
@TSFEevents
to raise money for his RM cadet detachment & the SBSA. Big thanks to
@ColMaclachlan22
for his surprise birthday message😊✊🏽
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Some inspirational words from
@billingham229b
. Sals jaw dropped when Mark said he’d heard all about him and his fundraising.
#fandance
@TSFEevents
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Court isn’t sitting today. Time for a Northerner to explore London. What could go wrong?
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Tues BBC1 7pm Sal & Bootneck
@JJChalmersRM
Sal’s doing the original WW2 Commando Speed March to raise £ for REORG Charity &
@theRMcharity
please support/donate
@LieutenancySY
@InnesCatton
@BirkdaleSchool
@ColMaclachlan22
@MartinMckervey
@AthleteMediaGrp
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My son Sal (14) is doing The Fan Dance with
@TSFEevents
to raise £ for his RM Cadet detachment and the SBSA. He aspires to be a RM officer. Please donate whatever you can. RTs & words of encouragement are equally appreciated 😊
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2022: must resist responding to trolls, must resist responding to trolls…
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Sal has his Royal Marines Cadet Corporal promotion board today ✊🏽🤞🏽
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Only a matter of time....
Video hearing on a murder case.
2 year old burst in causing me to dive to the side to intercept whilst everyone else took it in their stride.
I did get a compliment from the court on my Batman chair 🤷🏽♂️😂
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Well
@BarristerSecret
it’s not as epic as the “mental Bhangra laptop” incident. I understand counsel X won’t do joint hearings now, preferring single handers
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Amazing day filming with
@JJChalmersRM
for
@BBCTheOneShow
. Sal talked about benefits of cadets
@SupportcoyRmc
@SeaSheffield
& his Spean Bridge Speed March for
@theRMcharity
&
#reorg
Even got some pointers on Uni & the RMR. Thanks
@OneTribeTV
@wicker_camp
@5RingsGrappling
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All I’m saying is…if it’s said in court it must be true 😉😎🤣
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That moment when a sparkling Range Rover with heavy tints speeds past you, brakes suddenly, reverses, stops parallel with you and the window drops....and it’s an old client 😂
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@EmilyPennink
😂 Columbo says thank you and that he was clearly the best advocate in court today
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The famous phone box at the Storey Arms marks the start of the Fan Dance. Sal sporting his SBSA top. Over £4K raised
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“Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong.” - Muhammad Ali
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@LevinsLaw
Judge was super cool. Asked if it was my instructing solicitor 😂 Later Pros asked something and he said “I’m not that radical. Next thing you’ll say is I should let cats into my court” 😂
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Twitter meet our new addition: Columbo.
what better name for an inquisitive curious Maine Coon lol
#JustOneMoreThing
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Happy New Year my friends.
Be the change you’d like to see 😊✊🏽
Let those who want to sow hate and division reap their own poisonous fruit.
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So Columbo has made it to the top of the cat tree all by himself- nicknamed by my friend Catmandu.
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Merry Christmas everyone. From the big guy with the beard (not him, me) 🎅
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Happy 16th birthday to my not so little commando. Made me promise not to embarrass him anymore. Like when he was 11 and I i asked the ring card girls to say hi to him😂🥊🥊 yeah promise not to do such things again😁
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Just interviewed
@GheeBowman
on
@BBCSheffield
about his fantastic book. Indian Muslim soldiers at Dunkirk. stayed in barracks in the UK. Halal meat, mosques, imams etc all provided. Sacrifices made and appreciated but now sadly forgotten. This book seeks to redress. Buy it😊✊🏽
I’m delighted to announce that my book on
#ForceK6
will be published by
@TheHistoryPress
in May
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“Your Honour, lockdown restrictions do not permit beard trims” 🤷🏽♂️
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“Support your kids”
Why can’t mine want to be a gamer instead of a Marine? 😩🤦🏽♂️🤷🏽♂️😁❤️✊🏽🗡🐸
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Two consecutive weekends on the range and Sal has been selected for the Area Shooting Team 🎯 ✊🏽♥️ 🗡
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Honoured to be speaking at
@MattFoot2
&
@moraglivingst
book launch in Sheffield tonight. A compelling & @ times troubling read. Matt has also seen me in pub car parks & court lol
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😞 a towering symbol of love, humanity, strength, faith and forgiveness.
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Huge thanks to Sheffield legend Dennis Hobson and
@fightzonetv
Publicising Sal’s charity Fan Dance and having him walk in IBF European title challenger Kash Ali tonight.
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Our new home in The Steel City….Steel City House 😁🥊
It’s taken a while but the lease is signed and work has started! Steel City House, a befitting home to Sheffield’s newest (and we’d say best 😉) barristers chambers. Summer launch party 🎊
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Officially Corporal Sal✊🏽Muted promotion due to COVID but great nevertheless. Huge thanks to all who support & encourage him on his journey especially
@TSFEevents
@ColMaclachlan22
@DuratusUk
@TitchCormack
@InnesCatton
& the not really that small legend
@TheArthurDaley
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Many helped and inspired sal some don’t even know it☺️ To everyone, thank you✊🏽
@TSFEevents
@AthleteMediaGrp
@ColMaclachlan22
@DuratusUk
@CagedSteelBOSS
@InnesCatton
@TheArthurDaley
@DeanStottSBS
@DanJarvisMP
@JohnnyMercerUK
@jamesdeeganMC
@wicker_camp
@5RingsGrappling
So Sal is 16 and already breaking records. There's a gruelling army selection march and Sal became the youngest to finish it...
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Tomorrow is a space themed non-uniform day for my eldest girl. Apparently I’m no longer an authority for what is cool but her teacher
@MrC3142
is (she has a point🤷🏽♂️). So Mr C help salvage my rep and tell Noor being the Galaxy’s greatest bounty hunter is very cool 😁👍🏽
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@Sonayy27
As a pupil I said “learned friend” in the mags to which my solicitor opponent stood up and bellowed “I am not learned!” Couldn’t help but say sotto voce “evidently” 🤷🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️😂
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When
@piersmorgan
makes you repeatedly look like an utter amoral twat you really need to take a look at yourself
“If you’re that glad why did you vote against it..you were shamed into it..do you regret voting against it now?”
The Health Secretary’s reply is shocking
Another masterclass from
@piersmorgan
in how to hold Gov’t to account
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Criminal Bar & solicitors are really valued; so valued you cant put a price on it...so they haven’t! But we did get a pat on the head and told we’re key workers 😁👍🏽🙄🤦🏽♂️ it’s what happens when we constantly blink, capitulate & refuse to fight.
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Ahead of the big parade tomorrow in Spean Bridge which Royal Marines Cadet Corporal Sal is honoured to be part of.
@StoicEvents
@InnesCatton
@TSFEevents
@SeaSheffield
@AthleteMediaGrp
@resilientnuts
@BirkdaleSchool
@RFCAYH
@HSheriffSYorks
@LieutenancySY
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The same boy who towers over me now, traverses mountains in a single bound has his 👀 set on reading medicine & being a 🗡 🐸 and also mixes with the great and good would send me this x
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Thank you everyone who has supported Sal
@TheArthurDaley
@InnesCatton
@ColMaclachlan22
@DuratusUk
@pashamunro_PT
@XrayCoy
@SeaSheffield
@CagedSteelBOSS
@539Tony_
@bootneck
@ocelotracing
@Lee_E_Collins
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“Hello?.....no.....sorry I can’t do that.....really busy......what?.....building my daughter a Tie Fighter”
🤷🏽♂️😁
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Today’s case prep: guiding Columbo to climb & scratch that bought for the purpose rather than everything else 🤷🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️😂
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@damianwarburton
@OnlyOneTeeta
100%😁 Don’t forget the mushy peas and the....chip buttie! If you’re old school you’ll also ask for scraps (left over crispy bits). if you’re unhinged you’ll ask for “pea wet” 😣
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Sal & I blasted urban hills around Sheffield centre. Sal suggested I wear my weighted vest instead of burgan as less cumbersome✅ Explained to him that a big bearded Asian bloke in military boots, sweating profusely whilst wearing one of these could cause issues 🤷🏽♂️🙄🤦🏽♂️😂
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6 weeks of working with a solid team ✊🏽
Gul Nawaz Hussain QC secures only acquittals in gangland drive by shooting at Sheffield Crown Court. A joint enterprise case, Naz’s client was one of 5 occupants in the car where the murder was filmed and posted on social media.
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Out in The Peaks. Ahead of being appointed HM’s Lord Lieutenant’s Cadet Sal is being interviewed. I’m holding his coat 🤷🏽♂️😂
@LieutenancySY
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Some love the living…just up until the moment they are actually born.
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May he be blessed and protected. May he keep aiming for the stars whilst keeping his feet on the ground. The boy done good♥️🥊 Smashed his speech so well even two paras congratulated him 😉😜😂 here’s one he recorded earlier
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A fantastic South Yorkshire initiative I’m honoured to be a small part of
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I’m confused. Is this because she’s deported them or they just don’t like her?
"I will not be seeing many members of my family this Christmas"
Home Secretary Priti Patel tells
#BBCBreakfast
how she's adjusted her Christmas plans under the new guidance.
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Cage side
@Caged_Steel
with
@HSheriffSYorks
& Ben Parkinson MBE. Huge thanks to
@CagedSteelBOSS
and 👏🏽 on receiving a High Sherrif’s award & also signing the Armed Forces Covenant tonight.
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.
@RMTunion
confirm Tube strike Say new rotas would wreck drivers work-life balance. When they’re done perhaps we ask them 2 help us? 15+ years failing to achieve anything with same tactics, worth a shot
@iudicatepauperi
@TonyKent_Writes
@CrimeLineLaw
@CrimBarrister
@CrimeGirI
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On a visit to Catterick Garrison. Starting in the Officers’ Mess. Looking forward to seeing some of the Maroon Machine in training
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I love my son but he just came back from the chippy WITHOUT salt & vinegar on the fish & chips!
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“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”
Lao Tzu
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The Steel City ✊🏽♥️ If per chance you were the beered up blokes on a night out who came over, thank you 😁👍🏽
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My lad has raised £3,880* for his detachment & the SBSA. Another £120 gets him to £4K. Next Saturday he does the
@TSFEevents
Fan Dance carrying 35lb Please retweet and donate if you can (*had a £100 cash donation that doesn’t show)
@JohnnyMercerUK
@RoyalMarines
@jason_carl_fox
My son Sal (14) is doing The Fan Dance with
@TSFEevents
to raise £ for his RM Cadet detachment and the SBSA. He aspires to be a RM officer. Please donate whatever you can. RTs & words of encouragement are equally appreciated 😊
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Named my daughter after her ❤️
OTD in 1914, in a monastery outside the
#Kremlin
,
#NoorInayatKhan
was born. She would go on to be one of the bravest heroines of
#WWII
. Posthumously awarded the
#GeorgeCross
.
#SpyPrincess
#SOE
#WAAF
. She will never be forgotten.
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