180 pounds for a "photo opportunity with Tony Blair".Byline: ANI London London, city, Canada London, city (1991 pop. 303,165), SE Ont., Canada, on the Thames River. The site was chosen in 1792 by Governor Simcoe to be the capital of Upper Canada, but York was made capital instead. London was settled in 1826. , Sep 27(ANI): Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair Noun 1. Tony Blair - British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair, Blair has been cashing it up by attending various lecture events and corporate work, and for a latest event, admirers have paid 180 pounds to have a photograph with him. Blair Blair , Anthony Charles Lynton Known as "Tony" Born 1953. British lawyer, politician, and Labour Party leader who was elected prime minister in 1997. will attend the Surrey Surrey, county (1991 pop. 997,000), 653 sq mi (1,691 sq km), SE England. The county seat is Guildford. The North Downs cross the county from east to west. To the north the land slopes gently downward to the Thames, into which flow the Wey and the Mole, Surrey's Regional Economic Summit in British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography on October 6, during which as many as 100 people will be whisked through in a one-hour session, where they would get an opportunity to meet and have photographs taken with the former prime minister. The 100 premium tickets for the sold out event costs about 420 pounds, and that includes a "photo opportunity with Tony Blair" and the best seats. The promotional material for the event also states that 500 tickets are available for 180 pound less, but "photo opportunity not included". "It's a unique souvenir. We only have 100 of the top-price option, with a photo opportunity with Blair. The people who are doing this are quite keen and obviously follow his career," The Times quoted Norman Stowe, one of the organizers of the event, as saying. "There is a process where you can put a lot of people through in a very short amount of time for the photographs. It doesn't take more than three or four seconds per person," he added. Blair is attending the event for about two hours and will speak for 30 minutes. His fee has not been disclosed, but is likely to be more than 100,000 pounds. Blair is said to be concentrating his efforts on his unpaid role as a special envoy envoy: see diplomatic service. Envoy - Motorola's integrated personal wireless communicator. Envoy is a personal digital assistant which incorporates two-way wireless and wireline communication. in the Middle East, on climate change and on his charitable work. However, appearances on the lecture circuit and corporate work are building up his personal fortune. Earlier in March this year, he reportedly earned nearly 400,000 pounds for two speeches in the Philippines. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
|
||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion