He considered that the EU had become overly dependent on Russian energy supplies, and should become more engaged with the countries of the Caucasus and Central Asia in order to diversify supplies. Patten was Chancellor of Newcastle University from to , and was elected Chancellor of the University of Oxford in In , in the wake of a student movement to remove the statue of Cecil Rhodes from a College in Oxford, as had happened in South Africa, Patten said that Oxford students who didn't like Cecil Rhodes should "think about being educated elsewhere".
It came, however, immediately in the wake of widespread criticism of the BBC's live outside-broadcast coverage of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee River Pageant on 3 June , which was castigated in the press and was the subject of 1, formal complaints by viewers. In October ITV broadcast a documentary revealing that the late Sir Jimmy Savile, a prominent BBC performer and children's television presenter for more than thirty years, had been a serial child-abuser and rapist.
Police subsequently received more than complaints from alleged former victims. Patten said "Today, like many who work for the BBC, I feel a sense of particular remorse that abused women spoke to "Newsnight", presumably at great personal pain, yet did not have their stories told as they expected.
On behalf of the BBC, I apologise unreservedly". He went on to say "The BBC risks squandering public trust because one of its stars over three decades was apparently a sexual criminal; because he used his programme and popularity as a cover for his wickedness; because he used BBC premises for some of his attacks; and because others — BBC employees and hangers-on — may also have been involved.
How did we let it happen? And could someone like this con us all again? Patten submitted his letter of resignation as BBC Trust Chairman to the Secretary of State on 6 May ; citing health reasons following his heart bypass surgery on 28 April. Personal life Patten married Lavender Thornton, a barrister, in They also have two Norfolk terriers, Whisky and Soda. In Pope Francis appointed Patten to head a body to advise the Vatican on media strategy and on how to handle the press.
Patten and his time in Hong Kong was the subject of the 5-part documentary series "The Last Governor", which was filmed throughout his time in Hong Kong, including his arrival, key moments of his government such as the elections and his final day in office, ending as he departs Government House for the last time. In addition to the name, Pattern appears to be based heavily on Patten, matching his appearance, political affiliation Conservative and family a wife and two daughters with him in Hong Kong.
His role however is minor as the film depicts him being replaced with one month to go before the Handover. He is portrayed by Noel Lester Rands. In he was awarded an honorary LL. In September he was elected a Distinguished Honorary Fellow of Massey College in the University of Toronto the only person so elected except for the Chancellor of the University of Cambridge and the University of Edinburgh, the Duke of Edinburgh as well as receiving an honorary D.
Books Chris Patten The Tory Case. Longman Higher Education. ISBN Chris Patten Letters to Hong Kong. Hong Kong: Information Services Department. Allen Lane.
Google Scholar. Choi and L. Ho eds. See James T. Chan ed. Sharpe, pp. CrossRef Google Scholar. His popularity fluctuated at that level for five weeks, before plunging to a record low in mid-December, following severe attacks by China.
See Robert T. She still lives at home with her parents and is particularly close to her father, who is now the external relations commissioner for the European Union and is described by Alice as "the best listener I know". 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.
Laura, meanwhile, who 10 years ago catapulted the Patten girls to celebrity status by appearing at the age of 17 in a micro-skirt and a tight T-shirt, launching a bout of Laura-mania in the Hong Kong press, is now the deputy health and beauty editor of Tatler. Perhaps because she was forced to play out her rebellious teenage years in the public view - a leader in The Independent in criticised her for failing to dress appropriately and sitting "in what could only be described as a slouch - legs askew and one arm dangled over the side of her chair," during a formal ceremony - Laura has cultivated a quiet domestic life out of the limelight and, after her sudden promotion to a pop-star level of fame in Hong Kong, now shuns publicity.
I've been in this job for a couple of years. 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. We're completely supportive of her and backing her per cent.
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. Rather than use her name to her advantage, Laura has quietly worked her way up in the magazine world, beginning with three weeks work experience on Vogue, followed by a job at Harpers and Queen, then Vanity Fair, culminating in her present position at Tatler where she is known as hard-working and unpretentious.
His background is decidedly unstarry: his mother is a housewife from Dominica, his father worked as a warehouseman. The couple held their wedding reception at the rather unlavish Wetlands Centre close to the family home in Barnes, and on a rare social outing to a fundraising event at the Royal Academy last year Laura said: 'I am a very private person, and so is Elton.
We have been together for ages and he's wonderful. We normally spend our time down the pub and avoid society events like the plague. Kate, who missed her father's signing-in as Governor when she chose instead to go trekking with friends around South America, spent the least time in Hong Kong because she was studying for a degree in Spanish and Latin American studies at Newcastle University.
Like Laura, she has also spent the past five years quietly pursuing her career. Before that she was doing a series called Rock Shrines, about dead pop stars and their fans. It's that kind of awful TV.
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