A mother's pride.TEESSIDE mum Margaret Beattie couldn't be more proud of her son. She's just been to Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace (bŭk`ĭng-əm), residence of British sovereigns from 1837, in Westminster metropolitan borough, London, England, adjacent to St. James's Park. to see him collect an MBE MBE (in Britain) Member of the Order of the British Empire MBE n abbr (BRIT) (= Member of the Order of the British Empire) → tÃtulo ceremonial MBE n abbr (Brit) (= recognising his role as Welfare Officer of the 1st Battalion Coldstream Guards Her Majesty's Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, also known officially as the Coldstream Guards, is a regiment of the British Army, part of the Guards Division or Household Division. . Captain James Stuart Beattie, 43, is currently serving in Afghanistan but was allowed home to collect the honour. Margaret, from Stockton, went with him and daughter-in-law Karen. "I'm as proud as punch," says Margaret, pictured with Stuart outside the palace. "He has done very well." Even though he's grown up and has a grown up family of his own, she says, it doesn't stop the worry when he's away in a war zone. "It is worrying the whole time that he's away, but he's not so much on the front line. I have a nephew who is 19 who is right in the thick of it," says Margaret. She's full of praise for the job the troops do out on the front line. "I think they are doing great," she adds. |
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