Col Simon Westlake Royal Marines
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From Marine to Colonel - UK Naval Advisor to India…former Air Advisor, DA Caribbean, & DA Ghana; experienced Royal Marine; music fan; and (still…) a footballer.
United Kingdom
Joined December 2010
So very happy to celebrate our 33rd wedding anniversary today - what a journey, from hopeful youngsters to the people we are now. Reflection also, as we mark the 1st anniversary of the loss of my father, Norman - guitarist, electrician, fireman, Dad…a glass raised tonight…
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Well, that’s the last sunset of 2024 here in #India as we look towards 2025. To all #RoyalMarines & those in the UK Global Defence Network wherever you are in the world tonight, I wish you a very happy #New Year & every good fortune for 2025! @MickSmeathUK #India @RoyalMarines
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Welcome to the UK #INSTUSHIL - great to see you in the #UK - following the #INSTABAR visit earlier this year & visits by @RoyalNavy OPVs & @RFAArgus & @RFALymeBay to India - with the #RN EEZ Programme in India also in early Dec, the RN/IN collaboration gets stronger every year!
An honour to welcome INS TUSHIL to London, for her first foreign visit. This occasion is a demonstration of the close relationship between the Indian Navy and the @RoyalNavy, our two nations, and our shared interests. @indiannavy @HCI_London @FirstSeaLord @VAdmAndrewBurns
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But, whatever my journey has brought - it must all lead back to my family - more important than every other experience…wife, daughter, son and grandson…more proud of them than anything else in my life…only wish I’d had more time with them all…but that’s life in the Corps…
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Honoured to again be part of a key element of the annual dialogues that take place between 🇬🇧 and 🇮🇳 that drive forward our cooperation and collaboration and support global safety, security and prosperity for all! #strongertogether @DefenceHQ @FirstSeaLord @UKDefenceIndia
Five hours of detailed talks as 🇬🇧 and 🇮🇳 delegations meet for 2+2 defence and foreign policy talks. Smiles afterwards with visiting @FCDOGovUK, @DefenceHQ and @UKinIndia team. Thank you for your time @PiyushIFS @MEAIndia! Now for A LOT of follow up….
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Honoured to represent #UKDefence in Mumbai, as the diplomatic, military & civil communities united for #Remembrance2024. The historic Afghan Church is a very poignant setting for us to gather to pay our respects for the sacrifices of those who have gone before @UKDefenceIndia
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And we finish a Corps Birthday in India the only way that you can…with the sounds of the Band of HM Royal Marines on vinyl… #BySeaByLand @GlobenLaurel
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Wishing all fellow Royal Marines, past and present, wherever you are on the globe, a very happy 360th anniversary. Per Mare Per Terram.
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Our stowaways…from Norway on to the US, Ghana, Jamaica and now India…well Royal, if you know, you know - no escaping the trolls…where next for these little chaps…?@terjebruoygard #RNLMC @ric_cole @RoyalMarines #Norway #Trolls
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A pleasure to see #INSTABAR arriving in my home country fm my home-from-home in Delhi! Perfect example of the reach both our nations have & the professionalism of our sailors & marines, in visiting each other & cooperating wherever we can. @RoyalNavy @UKDefenceIndia @indiannavy
Welcome to London #INSTabar. #INSTabar passing under the iconic #TowerBridge. @indiannavy @VDoraiswami @sujitjoyghosh @MEAIndia @IndianDiplomacy @DDNewslive @PIB_India
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