Jun 18th, 2009 - BBC NEWS
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Annie Watsham said she remembered Joanna Lumley's Gurkha links
A "mystery" Kent woman whose chance remark led Joanna Lumley to get involved with the Gurkha Justice campaign has finally met the actress.
Annie Watsham, 51, of Cranbrook, near Tunbridge Wells, put forward her idea while signing a petition in August.
In May all Gurkha veterans with at least four years' service were given permission to settle in the UK.
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The Gurkhas were presented with the Freedom of Folkestone by the mayor Actress Joanna Lumley joined thousands of people to celebrate the Gurkhas being given the freedom of the Kent town where they are based.
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Jun 18th, 2009 - The Sun
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Danish troops die in Afghanistan
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