Emerald

Researching The Gehlen organisation and CIA/ West German post WW2 Intelligence. Loves London, best city in the world.

[Dr Helen Fry | WWII Historian @DrHelenFry]

Major Digby Tatham-Warter, the eccentric British officer who led the 2nd Parachute Battalion at Arnhem, carried an umbrella into battle and wore a bright red beret.

He disabled a German armoured car by poking his umbrella through its vision slit.

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

Job opportunity: I'm looking for a Manchester based cat to join the Chief Mouser department. Must be good at catching mice but not good at getting attention on social media (that's covered)

[Justin Ng @justin_ng]

Larry just brought a dead mouse back from FCDO and left it for all of us to see. I am not going to be posting the pic as its pretty gross. but safe to say Chief Mouser is still doing his job!

[S★ @xxyllinn]

I don’t want to "download the app" to pay for parking. I don’t want to "create an account" to see a menu. I don’t want to "provide feedback" on a 30-second interaction. I just want to exist in the physical world without a digital leash.

[Emerald @Emerald1952]

@thequentinletts Agree, it's really annoying as is "Prime Minister Burnham".

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

"Larry likes his breakfast at 9, brunch at 1030 and lunch at noon with plenty of snacks in between. The rest of the job is a doddle"

[SP Caldwell @SPJCaldwell]

The Catholic Writers' Guild has arranged for a Mass to be celebrated for the repose of the soul of Ann Widdecombe, author of four novels and a former Mistress of the Keys in the 1990s, at 6pm on Thursday July 23 at the Jesuit Church of the Immaculate Conception in Mayfair, London

[The Spirit of Lorenzo the Cat @LorenzoTheCat]

His name is Peter and he works at the Old Florida Book Shop in Dania Beach, Florida. He loves reading Shakespeare.

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 NEW: The Governor of the Falkland Islands has lit up his house in England colours ahead of tonight's match against Argentina

[Larry the Cat @Number10cat]

This blessed plot,
this earth,
this realm,
this England.

[The British Prince @freedom_007__]

Come On England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[Alex Taylor @AlexTaylorNews]

Very moving to see The Grenadier Guards take part in the 14th July parade down the Champs-Elysées, together with many other European Nations in a show of joint strength

Zelensky also visibly moved as the Ukrainian soldiers march past
🇫🇷🇪🇺🇬🇧🇺🇦

[History And Such @HistoryAndSuch]

Twitter today was making me reflect on when the press were befuddled at Tony Benn for going to Enoch Powell's funeral and when one journalist demanded to know why Benn was mourning someone he was at odds with, Benn replied "he was my friend."

Shame we don't have more of that.

[Westminster Diocese @RCWestminster]

"This morning, Mass was offered for the repose of the soul of Ann Widdecombe at Westminster Cathedral, where she was sometimes the Lector at the Sunday evening mass. We pray for her family and friends at this time. May she rest in peace."
~ Archbishop Richard Moth

[The English Remnant @Englishremnant]

An American soldier, Iraq 2005.

"Those Brits are a strange old race. They show affection by abusing each other, will think nothing of casually stopping in the middle of a firefight for a 'brewup' and eat food that I wouldn't give to a dying dog. But fuck me, I would rather have one British squaddie on side than an entire battalion of Spetznaz! Why? Because the British are the only people in this world who when the chips are down and it seems like there is no hope left, instead of getting sentimental or hysterical, will strap on their pack, charge their rifle, light up a smoke, and calmly and wryly grin, 'Well, are we going then you wanker?" 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🇬🇧

[Emerald @Emerald1952]

@Gentleman_Ways Wonderful film.

[Dominic Hauschild @domhauschild]

NEW: Admiral Sir Tony Radakin has written an explosive op-ed for The Sunday Times.

It is the first time the former chief of the defence staff has spoken since retiring last year.

He said:

💥 Andy Burnham must appoint a "wartime cabinet" that will properly fund the military.
💥 The "peace dividend" is over - and the role of the PM is now a "quasi-wartime" one.
💥 The UK is "looking like a laggard" in Nato and we are bottom of the Nato league table to meet our military commitments.
💥 Warned Burnham to avoid antagonising Donald Trump - or else the USA could withdraw its "unconditional support" for the UK.
💥 Says the next PM must "protect the nuclear deterrent."

Full words in @thetimes below 👇

[Al Carns @AlistairCarns]

Happy Armed Forces Day everyone.
To all those that have served, are serving their families and their loved ones we salute you! 🫡🫡👍

Thank you for your service…

[Benonwine @benonwine]

Did you know Queen Elizabeth II once cancelled a royal engagement to sit beside a dying British soldier who had no family left? 🇬🇧👑

No press were told.
No cameras were invited.
No entourage.
No publicity.

She sat with him for over an hour, talking about Yorkshire and the countryside giving him comfort, dignity, and companionship in his final days.

He died three days later, holding a picture of that visit with a smile on his face.

That quiet act of compassion says more about her than any speech ever could.

That was true service doing the right thing when nobody was watching.

[Emerald @Emerald1952]

@cutiieepie6 So sorry. Such a beautiful cat.