| On arrival in Kathmandu, Joanne Lumley was greeted by a crowd armed with garlands of flowers and colourful scarves. Lumley's father was a Gurkha regiment officer. She recently fronted a campaign for UK settlement rights for Gurkhas. In May, the UK government said all retired Gurkha soldiers - originally from Nepal - with at least four years service in the British Army, could stay in the UK. Before Lumley's plane landed, a group of Gurkha wives handed out placards bearing the slogans "daughter of Nepal", "goddess" and "thank you". |