No . 134 The Trusty Servant

Awards

Nigel Cliff ( Coll , 82-86 ) was awarded the Doctor of Letters ( DLitt ) by the University of Oxford . The higher doctorate recognises a body of work of international importance in its field . Nigel has had a varied career as a journalist , author and screenwriter , beginning as a film and theatre critic on The Times and contributing to publications including The Economist and The New York Times . He is the author of The Shakespeare Riots ( Random House , 2006 ); The Last Crusade : The Epic Voyages of Vasco da Gama ( Harper , 2011 ; Atlantic , 2012 ) and Moscow Nights : The Van Cliburn Story - How One Man and His Piano Transformed the Cold War ( Harper , 2016 ), which have been widely translated ; and the translator and editor of Marco Polo ’ s Travels ( Penguin Classics , 2015 ). He has been a Fellow of Harris Manchester College , Oxford and the Royal Literary Fund . Alongside his published work he currently focusses on creating television drama series .

Appointments

R Sunak ( H , 93-98 ) was appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on 25 ^th October 2022 . Also

serving in the Government are : AJG Chalk ( D , 91-95 ), Minister of State for Defence Procurement ; JEG Younger ( F , 69-74 ), ( Viscount Younger of Leckie ), Government Whip in the House of Lords .

With effect from 1 June 2022 , Joe Saumarez-Smith ( B , 85-89 ) has been appointed Chairman of the British Horseracing Authority , the regulator and administrator of all British horseracing .

Medical News

On 16th September two Old Toyeites , Kelvin Pak ( 12-17 ) and Sinan Barazi ( 87-89 ) won the best presentation at the British Neuroendoscopy Society ’ s AGM .

Sinan Barazi ( B , 87-89 ) and Kelvin Pak ( B , 12-17 )

OW Archers on Parade

A number of OW members of the Royal Company of Archers took part in the ceremonies surrounding the Lying-in-State of Her Majesty , Queen Elizabeth . In addition to those pictured below , the Trusty Servant is aware of the following : ED Bruce- Gardyne ( K , 81-85 ); ALC Byatt ( D , 69-73 ); AQR Cross ( F , 83-88 ); JA Hunt ( I , 85-90 ); CGA Younger ( F , 73-77 ).

REA Younger ( F , 79-84 ) & JEG Younger ( F , 69-74 )

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