Things have been so very busy since the 24th June that I’ve not been able to provide a report about the dinner held at the Aphrodite Taverna, London, on that evening.
Suffice to say it was a great success. Many thanks to Chris Joyce who arranged it all. There were around 24 of us in attendance, including a number of notable writers: Artemis Cooper, Antony Beevor, and Alan Ogden. Former Coldstream Guards officer Harry Bucknall was also present, making a public confession which made The Times the next day.
Following requests from some of you to make a public record, here are some videos from the event which I hope you will enjoy. They are in “running order”. Enjoy!
Tom Sawford on the Paddy blog and some tributes posted ten years ago.
A little continuation of that one here starting with a memory by Nick Jellicoe, the son of George Jellicoe …
Chris White talking about the kidnap route and a proposed film documentary
Alan Ogden and the legacy of the kidnap
Artemis and Paddy’s charm …
Antony Beevor and the story of when Paddy met Helmut Kohl 🙂
Harry Bucknall’s confession …
Paddy’s thorough reading of They Were Counted …
And to conclude the fantastic evening, Isabelle Cole, one of Billy Moss’ daughters, offers a rendition of It’s a Long Way to Tipperary in French, as sung by Paddy.
Patrick Leigh Fermor 
So wonderful to watch this recording and share in this brilliant occasion. A Paddy expression come to mind – the evening was clearly ‘tip top’!
It was obviously tremendous fun- would so loved to have been there!
And many thanks for recording it ….
God, that looked a fun evening, Paddy would have LOVED it, so so sorry I couldn’t make it. Thank you so much for recording and posting these cheerful scenes.