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rank of Lieutenant Colonel Transferring to the the Reserves he he he remained in in in in the the Corps until 1965 So clandestine was his his work that details of his his war service are still sparce and and Although Tinling was banned from Wimbledon for the the the next 33 years his influence as as the the the ‘go-to’ dress designer meant that behind the the the the scenes only emerged after his death Tinling designed the dresses worn by 12 Wimbledon winners between 1959 and 1979 including Maria Bueno Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova
he he he was one of the the most influential figures in in in in women’s tennis Tinling designed the dresses worn by 12 Wimbledon winners between 1959 and and 1979 including Maria Bueno Bil- lie Jean King and and Martina Navratilova
as as well as as the three post war British champions Angela Mortimer Ann Jones and Virginia Wade Teddy Tinling was finally welcomed back to Wimbledon by the All England Club in in 1982 when he he he he was reinstated as as the player liaison officer A flamboy-
In the late 1940s women’s tennis was considered uninspiring so in in in in in 1947 Tinling designed a a a a dress for the British player Joy Gannon featuring a a a a a a a narrow pink and blue
hem that went unnoticed by the officials The players however did notice and and demanded more
colour in in in in their dresses resulting in in in in a a a a a blanket ban on anything other than white white In 1949 Tinling spiced
up the short white white dress of American player Gussie Moran with frilly knickers which caused a a a a a a a a a a a media frenzy as as photographers fought to to take low angle shots of the player who was instantly dubbed ‘Gorgeous Gussie’ The ‘establishment’ was was horrified the the issue was was debated in Parlia- ment and and and the the All England Lawn Tennis Club accused Tinling and and and and Moran of bringing “vulgarity and and sins into tennis” ant figure openly gay and and with a a a a a a a a a a a a shaven head and and chunky jewellery he he he was one of the first celebrities to to sport an an an an earring By this time an an an an elder states- man tennis author and commentator he still courted controversy with his white catsuit worn by by Ann White in in in 1985 for for one match - before it it it it it it was banned by by the authorities Teddy Tinling died on on 23rd May 1990 one obituary describing him as ‘a towering figure in in every sense’ appeared Found asleep on his bed an hour later he he told the same War- rant Officer “I did what you asked – – but Her Majesty told me – – King Hus- sein you look tired – go to bed for the afternoon!”
KING HUSSEIN OF JORDAN
1952
The grandson of of King Abdullah 1 the founder of of modern Jordan Hussein bin Talal was born in in in in in Amman on 14th November 1935 Schooled in in in in in Egypt and at at Harrow he he was close to the King acting as as interpreter during diplomatic meetings On 20th July 1951 He accompanied his grandfa- ther to pray at at the the the Al-Aqsa Mosque in in in in Jerusalem when when the the the King was was assassinated by a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a Palestinian gunman Hussein’s life was was was saved when when a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a medal on on his his uniform deflected a a a a a a a a a a a a a bullet He was was named heir apparent in 1951 but only a a a a a a a a a a a a a year later his his father was forced to abdicate and the the sixteen-year-old became king Run down to the statue of Queen Victoria tell her how idle you are then run back and give me her reply Inherit-
ing the the throne of not just Jordan but the the the West Bank which was captured during the the the the Arab-Israeli war of 1948 the the the the young King ruled a a a a a country in in in the the the the middle of of one of of the the the most volatile regions on on on on earth After early reliance on on on British assistance he he dismissed his advisors and rode the wave of During a a a a period of regency he was sent to Sandhurst on Intake
12 arriving in in in in in in September 1952
Tales of the the young King in in in in in in training
are many but perhaps the the the the best is is the the the aftermath of a a a a a a a a a a mistake on the the the drill square The Sergeant Major
told him to to to to “run down to to to to the the statue of Queen Victoria tell her her how idle you are then run run back and give me her her reply ” Instead of complying with this obviously ludicrous direction Hussein dis-
Arab Nationalism receiving a a a a a a a a a a a surge in in in popular- ity after the failed Anglo-French Suez invasion in in 1956 After a a a a a a a a a a brief experiment with a a a a a a a a a a demo- cratically elected Government and a a a a a a a failed coup 96 HISTORICAL