Archer stole my concert.Byline: GEOFFREY Geoffrey (jĕf`rē), 1158–86, duke of Brittany (1171–86); fourth son of Henry II of England. Betrothed (1166) to Constance, heiress of Brittany, he was recognized as heir to the duchy in 1169 and succeeded to it on the death of her LAKEMAN and OONAGH BLACKMAN A FUNDRAISER yesterday claimed Jeffrey Archer Not to be confused with Geoffrey Archer. Jeffrey Howard Archer, Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare (born 15 April 1940) is a British best-selling author and former politician. hijacked the campaign to help Iraqi Kurds Kurds (kûrds, k  rds), a non-Arab Middle Eastern minority population that inhabits the region known asKurdistan, an extensive plateau and mountain area, c. from her. Lorraine Lorraine (lôrĕn`), Ger. Lothringen, region and former province, NE France, bordering in the N on Belgium, Luxembourg, and Germany, in the E on Alsace, in the S on Franche-Comté, and in the W on Champagne. Goodrich, 46, said she started the Simple Truth fund and had already sent nearly 600 tons of aid when she had the idea of a pop concert. Archer later claimed the credit. She said: "Before I could do anything I got a call from someone in the media who said 'Oh the pop concert thing, that is all being arranged by Jeffrey Archer isn't it?' I was just elbowed out." Mrs Goodrich, of Torquay, Devon Devon (dĕv`ən), county (1991 pop. 1,008,300), 2,591 sq mi (6,711 sq km), SW England. The county town is Exeter. Devon is bounded on the N by the Bristol Channel, on the S by the English Channel, and on the W by Cornwall. , said: "It seems to me Archer was made a peer simply for going off on one visit to Iraq, waving at the locals and then taking all the glory. "It is a scandal, whatever else the police may find out about missing money or alleged fraud." Baroness Nicholson, who asked police to investigate fraud claims, said: "She is a mini Mother Teresa and when measured against her Archer shrivels into the nothing that he is." CAPTION(S): ANGRY: Fundraiser Lorraine Goodrich yesterday |
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