1 episode, Heroes and Villains (2008) as Joan. Their little sister, who was spotted by an agent last summer when she appeared in a student production at Cambridge, will be in her element in the West End. We never talked about politics or religion at home, Patten says. His father was a jazz drummer who later became a popular music publisher. 26 Sep 2005. During his time in Hong Kong, Patten and his government considerably increased the reach of the territory's social welfare programmes and brought about democratic reforms to the electoral system. It's just that after those heady years in the spotlight, her sisters would seem to crave the exact opposite. Simply to denounce it seems crazy. Chris Patten, with wife Lavender and daughters Alice and Laura, is greeted by the Chief Secretary, Sir David Ford, on arrival in Hong Kong on 9 July 1992 Much of the time during the summer is. Read our, {{#verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}} {{^verifyErrors}} {{message}} {{/verifyErrors}}. [18], On 11 January 2005 Patten was created a life peer as Baron Patten of Barnes, of Barnes in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. But life as just another face in the crowd never seemed likely for the Patten girls and now, Alice, the youngest of the three daughters, has just landed her first big acting role in Nicholas Wright's Vincent in Brixton, which opened on Monday in the West End. A caption was changed to correct a date: Chris Patten received the Order of the Companions of Honour in 1998; not 1989. What will happen if the Communist party starts arresting us, sending people to prison? In answer, he went, he says, through all those quotes one uses, you know, Nelson Mandela, you cant lock up an idea, and so on. He was, of course, Britains last governor of Hong Kong, lampooned in Private Eye as the grand poobah, before the handover to China in 1997. We have been together for ages and he's wonderful. In the 1998 New Year Honours, Queen Elizabeth II appointed him a Companion of Honour (CH).[31]. He made the case for negotiation rather than outright demands for independence. At midnight Hong Kong Time 1 July 1997 (16:00 GMT, 30 June 1997), he sent the telegram: "I have relinquished the administration of this government. Please could you let us know your source of information. After the speech in 2017, he says, there was a Q&A. He was promoted to be a Minister of State in the Department of Education and Science in September 1985, and was named Minister for Overseas Development at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in September 1986. During his tenure, his government significantly expanded the territory's social welfare programmes and introduced democratic reforms to the electoral system.[2]. "This is where I'm happiest: on stage," she says. According to information from WikiLeaks, Patten was in Moscow in April 2004 and had concluded EURussia ministerial consultations in Brussels. Chris Patten at his home in Barnes. They have three daughters together, Katharine Joan (born 1973), Laura (1974 or 1975), and Alice (1980). Try AbeBooks. As the last Governor, Chris Patten kept diaries giving unprecedented insights into negotiating with the Chinese, about how the institutions of democracy in Hong Kong were strengthened and how he sought to ensure . In 2010, The Tablet named him as one of Britain's most influential Catholics. Please note that we cannot provide valuations. His job was to accumulate information on the television performance of rival William F. Buckley, Jr. Unlike most previous Hong Kong governors, he was not a career diplomat from the UK Foreign Office although he was not the first former MP to become a governor of Hong Kong. Hong Kong netizens have been posting old photos of Chris Patten's three daughters Laura, Kate and Alice when they were in Hong Kong, since the incident involving Leung Chun-yan, the Chief. "I'm the deputy beauty editor at Tatler, I'm very happy here, and that's it really. He also introduced, and steered through Parliament, the major legislation that became the Environmental Protection Act 1990. The attempt, for example, to understand the relationship between a slave trade and the Atlantic economy of which we were a part seems to me to be fundamentally important. In 1989, the then-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher made him the Secretary of State for the Environment. Anyway on we go, in my case to Strasbourg and treason the European parliament. Even for old Tories, hope springs eternal. In November 2016 Patten was made a Commander of the Legion of Honour, and was presented with the award by the French Ambassador to the United Kingdom Sylvie Bermann at Kensington Palace Gardens. The first was a literalist one based on a reading by Ronald Knox, who was chaplain to Catholic students at Oxford. [citation needed], After graduating with a second-class honours degree in 1965 and winning a Coolidge travelling scholarship to the US,[4] Patten worked for the campaign of then-Republican New York Mayor John Lindsay, where he reported on the television performance of rival William F. Buckley Jr.[5] He worked for the Conservative Party from 1966, first as desk officer and then director (from 1974 to 1979) of the Conservative Research Department. "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. THE youngest daughter of Chris Patten is to star in a "lusty" BBC One drama about the life and loves of King Charles II. Before that, he was the Chairman of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1992. Tony Blair suggested that it made the road to democracy [in China] unstoppable. Patten's defeat was attributed to factors such as the Poll Tax.[6]. . Something went wrong. Reading it, you cant help but reflect on an essential loss of rigour in Britains dealings with the world; contrast the likes of Douglas Hurd and Malcolm Rifkind as foreign secretaries with the incumbent, Liz Truss. He talks about how you will see Christ sitting at the right hand of his father and a sort of celebrity troop of angels, Patten says, chuckling. We werent preparing it for independence. And they hate it when we do.. The Hong Kong Diaries by Chris Patten is published by Allen Lane . 1 episode, Downtown Abbey (2014) as Diana Clark. 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). He was also the last governor of the colony, as it was transferred to Chinese control on June 30, 1997. With her long hair and perfect features, the 22-year-old is possibly the prettiest of the Patten girls and made her TV debut this year as Imogen Dartie in The Forsyte Saga, and now spends her time flitting between rehearsals at the Royal National Theatre and her new boyfriend, Cambridge graduate Dan Rookwood, an internet sports journalist and sometime travel writer at The Guardian. In 2005 and 2006, she appeared in English Touring Theatre's Hamlet, playing Ophelia opposite Ed Stoppard's Prince of Denmark. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Alice was only 12 when she arrived in Hong Kong, and while her sisters returned to Britain to school and university, she grew up amid the marble-corridored glory of Government House where men in white gloves picked her socks up off the floor and served her meals. SHANGHAI -- Seventeen years after sailing on Britain's Royal Yacht away from Hong Kong, the tango dancer is on the move again. In 2004, she appeared in Jonathan Creek as Gillian Bailey. [19], On the advice of the ConservativeLiberal Democrat coalition government led by Prime Minister David Cameron, Patten was appointed by the Queen-in-Council as Chairman of the BBC Trust, and he took office on 1 May 2011, in the place of Sir Michael Lyons whose contract was not renewed. Hong Kong nicknamed him Fat Pang (Chinese: ), making him the only governor to have a widely recognised Chinese nickname. What the Russians are doing in Ukraine is wicked. He held this position within the Prodi Commission from 23 January 2000 until 22 November 2004. On 9 September 1999, the Commission produced its report, entitled A New Beginning: Policing in Northern Ireland and popularly known as the Patten Report, which contained 175 symbolic and practical recommendations. Patten turned down offers of a new post and instead, in July 1992, he became the 28th and the last governor of Hong Kong until its transfer of sovereignty to China on 30 June 1997. She's very charming, and can talk even the most unlikely person into appearing on TV.". Does he ever get mad, watching his lifes work, at home and abroad, unravel? Chris Patten East and West: China, Power, and the Future of Asia Hardcover - September 14, 1998 by Christopher Patten (Author) 21 ratings Hardcover $22.11 45 Used from $1.66 5 New from $18.85 2 Collectible from $17.00 Paperback $16.99 12 Used from $2.93 n Hong Kong, they were known as the Three Graces. On September 11, 1971, Chris Patten married barrister Lavender Thornton. Patten was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Northern Ireland Office in June 1983. A Lancashire native, Patten grew up in London and was educated at Balliol College, Oxford. But after the official handing over ceremony was complete, and they had been poured stiff gins by Prince Charles aboard the Royal Yacht Britannia, the Patten family faced a rather ignominious return to a semi-detached Victorian house in Barnes. After obtaining a modern history degree in 1965, he became active in politics and joined the Conservative Party. In 1990, he was appointed the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Chairman of the Conservative Party. Marisabina Russo, Russo, Marisabina 1950- Russo, Marisabina 1950- Personal Born May 1, 1950, in New York, NY; daughter of Michele Russo (a naval . They have three daughters, Kate (born in 1973), Laura (1974) and Alice (1979). You can buy a print of most illustrated portraits. East and West HB Spec Ed. If you tick permission to publish your name will appear above your contribution on our website. Chris Patten's Hong Kong Diaries take us behind the scenes of 1997 handover Kevin Rudd, the former Australian prime minister and new ambassador to the United States, made himself far more. He was born into an Irish Catholic family on his paternal side. In 1979, he won his first parliamentary election to become an MP from Bath. 1 episode, Six Wives with Lucy Worsley (2016) as Katherine Parr. He is portrayed by Noel Lester Rands.[30]. Laura, Kate and little Alice, the daughters of the last Governor Chris Patten, were only in their early teens when they became unlikely celebrities. In 1999, Chris Patten, the last British governor of Hong Kong, was in New York representing the European Commission. Patten was interviewed about the rise of Thatcherism for the 2006 BBC TV documentary series Tory! Its funny you should say that. Raised in west London, Patten studied history at Balliol College, Oxford. A year later, he became Minister for Overseas Development at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The most depressing thing is Ive been watching interviews with ministers this evening, he said, and the titles alone are so depressing. One time I. It was politically and morally difficult both for them and for us. With wife, Lavender, and daughters (from left) Kate, Laura and Alice, after receiving the Order of the Companions of Honour at Buckingham Palace in 1998. ad things gone differently for him in 1992, it is quite possible to imagine that Patten could have been the first Catholic prime minister of Britain. Following his governorship, Patten led the Independent Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland, a major implementation step of the Northern Ireland peace process pursuant to the Good Friday Agreement from 1998 to 1999. Nevertheless, she matured into an ordinary teenager, doing some modelling and going out with an Australian surfer called Alex while in Hong Kong. And its probably just because so many of the things that I think my generation took for granted are now being trashed., Patten was not a silver-spoon Tory. Chris Patten. Before that she was doing a series called Rock Shrines, about dead pop stars and their fans. There she goes, one says, to which the other, thinking about mortality, replies: Yes but therell be others who will say, Here she comes. Though Patten likes that idea, the third possibility strikes him as most understandable: that we live on in people remembering our smiles. "She travelled to cities such as San Francisco for Rock Shrines," he says. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. John Majors bastards have long since taken over. How Covid helped China tighten its hold on Hong Kong, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. In a speech on the future of the BBC, which he said was "one of this country's greatest institutions", Patten called on ministers to respect the "besieged" broadcaster's independence, and set in place measures to stop it becoming "the plaything of the government of the day". We should say so. We normally spend our time down the pub and avoid society events like the plague.". In May 2016, Patten said that the BBC has "lost some of its ambition" in its coverage of science, philosophy and history, and should "stretch" audiences more. He put out his memoir, 'Not Quite the Diplomat: Home Truths About World Affairs', on September 29, 2005. She lived in Hong Kong from 1992 to 1997. Part of the reason that he despairs in watching our own democratic norms under threat proroguing parliament, undermining the independence of the judiciary and the neutrality of the civil service, threatening to ignore treaties in Northern Ireland is that he knows it makes it harder to criticise other regimes. During the tenure of John Major as the PM, Patten served as the Chairman of the Conservative Party and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and played an instrumental role in his partys victory in the 1992 general election. degree from the University of Bath. Alice Patten is a English actress appeared in film Rang De Basanti opposite Aamir Khan.The British actress is daughter of politician Chris Patten, she played character Sue who came to India to make a documentary film about the British rule. When they learn that their coach has died, they all return to New England with their families for the funeral. [27], Patten is a Catholic and oversaw Pope Benedict XVI's visit to the United Kingdom in September 2010. W e had one of those thunderbolt feelings when we saw our main home in Barnes . He has been married to Lavender Thornton since 1971. And I just think Johnson is terribly wrong. Marcus Higgins (David Spade) has become a single womanizer. "We are very, very happy together," she says. Laura patten Stock Photos and Images. Patten said afterwards the Royal Pageant had not been the BBC's "finest hour" and admitted that "The tone was wrong."[21]. Although supportive of Alice, they seem wary that her success will reignite interest in the family. By clicking Sign up you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use, Cookie policy and Privacy notice. Patten has become a kind of living reminder of that shift on the right. Reading his 2017 memoir, First Confession, I was struck by how much his faith meant to him. I think they thought that Hong Kong was just about allowing people to become rich.. Patten tried, he says, to give an answer that recognised that he was not being required to be as brave as they might be, in making that choice. 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. He has been an opponent of the movement at Oxford to tear down the statue of British imperialist Cecil Rhodes. The 42-year-old musician's family confirmed to People magazine that Hannah Price, who was found dead in her home two . Its been a very long nervous breakdown. When MP for Bath (1979-92) he served as Minister for Overseas Development, Secretary of State for the Environment and Chairman of the Conservative Party. We would welcome any information that adds to and enhances our information and understanding about a particular portrait, sitter or artist. Tory! The EU and Moldova. Lord Patten said China . Patten receiving the union flag after it was lowered for the last time at Government House - the governors official residence - during a farewell ceremony in Hong Kong in 1997. How do you know this? Sometimes we have not recorded the date of a portrait. When Alice took her bow on the stage of Wyndham's Theatre on Monday night, both Laura and Kate were there to support her. In May, Laura married Elton Charles, a florist from Paddington, whom she met seven years ago. : Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, CH PC 1944 512 - . Had things gone differently for him in 1992, it is quite possible to imagine that Patten could have been the first Catholic prime minister of Britain. There is an inevitable sentimental or nostalgic strain to Pattens diaries of 25 years ago, as he departed on the royal yacht. When Chinese leaders said Hong Kong could remain itself for 50 years after 1997, he says, it rather begged the question of whether they knew what it was in the first place. But the last two Ive done involved preaching on the days when the readings were about death and afterwards.. Hannah Price died at the age of 25 in Fentress County, Tenn. A woman. All real Hong Kongers miss the Patten family very much. [26] They have three daughters, including the actress Alice Patten. I kept on saying the only bunkers in Hong Kong were on golf courses., Events of the last decade, not just in China, have shown how the liberal idea that market freedom goes hand in hand with political freedom has been disproved. 04 Dec 1998. Patten was Chancellor of Newcastle University from 1999 to 2009. East and West. They're now grown up and all doing fine. Chris Patten was born on May 12, 1944 in Ealing, London, England. 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Although nominated for the post of President in the next Commission in 2004, he was unable to gain support from France and Germany. He grew up in West London and attended a Catholic primary school, Our Lady of the Visitation, in Greenford, and later the independent St Benedict's School in Ealing, west London. In 1992, Chris Patten, former chairman of the Conservative Party, was appointed Hong Kong's last governor, and was the man to oversee the handover ceremony of this former British colony. You can opt-out at any time by signing in to your account to manage your preferences. 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. The plans call for 21 apartment units . Skip to main content . Try AbeBooks. Commentaries Videos & Podcasts Author's Comments Sort by: Latest Popular Show: All On Point Chris Patten, who led Britain's last government in Hong Kong before the Asian financial hub was returned to Chinese rule on July 1, 1997, said it was "heartbreaking" to see its transformation. As party chairman, he was widely considered to be the main architect of the somewhat unexpected Conservative victory at the 1992 general election. She lived in Hong Kong from 1992 to 1997. The family has enjoyed good image among the populace, contrasting oddly with the city's present first family hit by accusation of abuse of power. However, he lost his marginal seat of Bath to the Liberal Democrat candidate Don Foster at that election. It was an extremely apolitical household; my parents would have voted Conservative. The 1996 Hong Kong parody film Bodyguards of the Last Governor, presents 'Christ Pattern' as the Governor of Hong Kong. [2][3], Her first major role after graduation was Eugenie in Vincent in Brixton in the West End in 2002.[4]. Tv film Basanti (2006) as Sue McKinley. He reads a lot and is keen on tennis and gardening. [33], University roles and elevation to the peerage, BBC royal river pageant outside broadcast, Critical studies and reviews of Patten's work. Grand promises made about one country, two systems mixed with anecdotes about the Pattens three daughters and two dogs. On 29 September 2005, he published his memoirs, Not Quite the Diplomat: Home Truths About World Affairs. And cross-checking against my wifes diary, to make sure I had the days right.. The gracious, book-lined sitting room gives out on to a generous garden. After his loss in 1992, Patten declined the offer of a new seat and assumed the position of the 28th Governor of Hong Kong. "They didn't have the choice. Thats just good history.. The Billionaire's Daughter Knows What You're Thinking. She has played a key role in the Bollywood film Rang De Basanti (2006). 1979 . Try AbeBooks. His family was Irish Catholic. Chris Patten, the 28th and last governor of Hong Kong was swallowing hard as he emerged from Government House for the last time yesterday afternoon. (Photo by David Montgomery/Getty Images) PURCHASE A LICENSE Get personalized pricing by telling us when, where, and how you want to use this asset. Chris Patten is calling for the European Union to throw out its trade agreement with China. What the Chinese have done in Xinjiang is wicked. Friday July 01 2022, 5.00pm, The Sunday Times. After he left Hong Kong, Patten was part of the EU team that negotiated Chinas accession to the World Trade Organization in 2002. The morning after the Westminster confidence vote, he sends me an email mentioning that he is at an airport on his way to give a memorial lecture to one of his political heroes, John Hume, prime mover in the Belfast agreement now under threat. Your contributions must be polite and with no intention of causing trouble. Chris Patten: We have a populist government that is fatally not popular, few minutes after the result of Mondays confidence vote in the prime minister was announced, I spoke to. Views expressed by opinion writers and advertisers are not necessarily shared by HKFP. In 2016, 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 did not like Cecil Rhodes should "think about being educated elsewhere". Please refresh the page and/or try again. Miserable times he writes. Between February 2010 and June 2011, he served as the President of Medical Aid for Palestinians. 2 episodes, Where the Heart Is (2003) as Candida Oliver-Watts. Nostalgia for theformer first family was also invokedby an incident in March last year. Lavender doesnt entirely approve; I think she fears it makes me a tad sanctimonious. He was made a life peer in 2005 and has been Chancellor of the University of . [3] Patten's father, Frank, a jazz-drummer turned popular-music publisher and his mother Joan sent him to a Catholic primary school, Our Lady of the Visitation, in Greenford, and later to the independent St Benedict's School in Ealing, west London, where he won an exhibition to read Modern History at Balliol College, Oxford. At the United Nations, he met with China's foreign affairs minister, Tang . 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The two posts combined had received more than 8,000 likes and 700 shares by Monday morning. I think, first of all, people talk about American exceptionalism, try Chinese exceptionalism. A colleague who works with Kate at the BBC describes her as "serious and hard-working". On September 11, 1971, Chris Patten married barrister Lavender Thornton. 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. Its too depressing to think about, Patten says. I've been in this job for a couple of years. However, in 1979, he contested from Bath and won. JACK HILL. On John Major's succession as Prime Minister in 1990, Patten became Chairman of the Conservative Party and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. Which he thought was something which was valuable to South Africa. Press release from the City of Menifee: MENIFEE - Menifee's street projects and construction updates are getting an upgrade! Between 1998 and 1999, Chris Patten served as the Chairperson of the Independent Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland. He was Governor of Hong Kong from 1992 until 1997, Chairman for the Independent Commission on Policing after the Good Friday Agreement in 1998 . Patten bemoaned the fact that much of the corporation's high-brow programming had been moved to BBC Four, the digital channel, and given low budgets that meant shows were "sometimes made with glue and string". Get involved in exciting, inspiring conversations. We dont have a Conservative government at all, but an English nationalist party. Chris Patten photographed at his home in London. The Black Watch [the last British military unit to leave] werent going to hold Hong Kong against the Peoples Liberation Army. (30 Jun 1997) Natural Sound The last governor of Hong Kong, Chris Patten has left his colonial-style mansion for good.Patten bade his 250 staff an emotional. Her role earned her praise from film critics in India. He might just have got through the modest . 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. The Hong Kong Diaries is published on 21 June by Allen Lane (30). In October, he severely criticised the Hong Kong government for banning face masks. 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. Do you think that they always saw through that? 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