Beside his British decorations, he was also a Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur and was awarded the Croix de Guerre (2 Palms and Star) and was personally awarded the Star of Bethlehem and a papal knighthood from the Pope. Ex-boyfriend of Real Housewives star Luann de Lesseps is sued by New York Times reporter who claims the trainer plied her with alcohol and raped her Shane Warne's children reveal they believe the legend 'might still be with us today' if he'd taken one simple step before that fateful trip to Thailand COLONEL Sir Thomas "Tommy" Macpherson, who has died aged 94, was believed to be the most decorated surviving veteran of the Second World War, with three Military Crosses (MC) and numerous other bravery awards including France's Légion d'Honneur, the Italian resistance medal, the Star of Bethlehem and an honorary knighthood from the Pope.

James MacPherson (1675–1700) was an infamous robber from Banff in Aberdeenshire. When he was eventually caught and while under sentence of death he is said to have composed a song known as MacPherson’s Lament or MacPherson’s Rant. The story goes that he played it under the gallows, and, after playing the tune, he then offered his fiddle to anyone in his clan who would play it at his wake. When no one came forward to take the fiddle, he broke it and then threw it into the crowd with the remark, ‘No one else shall play Jamie MacPherson’s fiddle’. The broken fiddle is now in the MacPherson Clan museum near Newtonmore, Inverness-shire. A version of the lament was rewritten by Robert Burns. Omid Scobie hurls more truth bombs in new interview to promote Endgame: Biographer claims he knows identity of royals who 'commented on Archie's skin colour' and calls rift between Harry and William 'irreparable' - but hints at thaw with King Charles At a parlay with the Germans, Macpherson once more bluffed. ‘My job was to convince the general that I had a brigade, tanks and artillery waiting on the other side of the river and they could not get through.

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How Terry Venables' biggest regret was... turning down Strictly Come Dancing! El Tel revealed he had to say no due to hip problem Sussex cheerleader' Omid Scobie claims Queen Camilla personally thanked Piers Morgan for 'defending the Firm' from Meghan Markle The independent Kintyre and the Islands councillor Alastair Redman said: ‘I’m sorry to hear this Tommy. I hope to continue working with you on local issues for both of our wards.’

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Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters touch down at Perth Airport... after cancelling last Australian tour in the wake of drummer Taylor Hawkins' death On 7 October 2010, Macpherson's autobiography was published under the title, Behind Enemy Lines. [28] Business career [ edit ] In raising my observations, my frustrations, I found myself being tactfully marginalised. Ironic that Kintyre has felt deprecated for decades; took me only six months! Now I’m sat on the naughty step awaiting judgement by the one and same peers; the Class of 1722. Watch out, Taylor Swift! Stunning model Veronika Rajek calls Travis Kelce a 'hunk' after watching him play for the Chiefs at Raiders

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Ronald Thomas Stewart Macpherson was born in Edinburgh on October 4, 1920, although his family were Highlanders from Newtonmore/Badenoch, where the future Sir Tommy would return to spend his life and where he died at home peacefully. He was the youngest of seven children of Sir Thomas Stewart Macpherson, a judge in the British Raj in India, and Helen Cameron, daughter of a minister. Mysterious 'witch bottles' appear along the Gulf of Mexico - and researchers are avoiding opening them Their daughter, Laura was born in November 1983, with Craig making the family complete in July 1985. On his return home in November 1943, he could have been forgiven for seeking a quiet life after two years at the sharp end. Dodging bullets and Nazi forces, he had already endured and survived more danger and hardship than almost any other soldier.

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Then he sat in full uniform at a café in a town square, nonchalantly and openly drinking wine with the mayor, just to show that he could. It was almost an act of bravado too far. I'm A Celebrity hosts Ant and Dec reveal it took two HOURS to film Tony Bellew's hilarious drinking trial Kerry Katona reveals her daughter Dylan-Jorge, 9, was taken to hospital for an MRI scan after suffering fainting spells at home as they await results