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Hugh Grant and Guy Ritchie recreate fathers' Army picture | |
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Actor Hugh Grant and film director Guy Ritchie have recreated a picture of their Army officer fathers for Armistice Day. | |
Capt John Ritchie and Capt James Grant were with the Seaforth Highlanders stationed in Singapore 65 years ago. | Capt John Ritchie and Capt James Grant were with the Seaforth Highlanders stationed in Singapore 65 years ago. |
Hugh Grant is starring in Ritchie's latest film, The Gentleman, which is being filmed in London. | Hugh Grant is starring in Ritchie's latest film, The Gentleman, which is being filmed in London. |
Events took place across the UK on the 100th Armistice Day commemoration held since the end of World War One. | Events took place across the UK on the 100th Armistice Day commemoration held since the end of World War One. |
The Seaforth Highlanders merged with the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders in 1961 to form the Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons). | The Seaforth Highlanders merged with the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders in 1961 to form the Queen's Own Highlanders (Seaforth and Camerons). |
Posting the images on social media, Guy Ritchie said: "This first picture was taken 65 years ago in Singapore where my dad - Captain John Ritchie - and Hugh Grant's dad - Captain James Grant - were stationed in the same regiment, the Seaforth Highlanders. | Posting the images on social media, Guy Ritchie said: "This first picture was taken 65 years ago in Singapore where my dad - Captain John Ritchie - and Hugh Grant's dad - Captain James Grant - were stationed in the same regiment, the Seaforth Highlanders. |
"The second picture - taken on a film set in London 65 years later, has one grandson and two sons recreating that original image. | "The second picture - taken on a film set in London 65 years later, has one grandson and two sons recreating that original image. |
"We'd discovered by co-incidence that Rory Gibb, our production assistant on the film's granddad was in that same original picture. You can see the resemblance." | "We'd discovered by co-incidence that Rory Gibb, our production assistant on the film's granddad was in that same original picture. You can see the resemblance." |
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