Kathryn Blair; Euan Blair; Cherie Blair (née Booth); Tony Blair; Nicky Blair

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Kathryn Blair; Euan Blair; Cherie Blair (née Booth); Tony Blair; Nicky Blair

by Terry O'Neill
R-type colour print from original transparency, 2001
15 1/2 in. x 15 1/2 in. (393 mm x 393 mm)
Given by Terry O'Neill, 2003
Photographs Collection
NPG x126119

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  • Terry O'Neill (1938-2019), Photographer. Artist or producer of 80 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.

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Official photograph for the Prime Minister's 2001 family Christmas card. Tony Blair married Barrister Cherie Booth QC in 1980 and was elected Prime Minister aged 43, in 1997, the youngest since Lord Liverpool in 1812. Seen here with their children shown from left to right: Kathryn (b.1989), Euan (b. 1984) and Nicky (b.1986). Their youngest son Leo was born in 2000 named after Tony Blair's father.

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Current affairs

Labour wins a second landslide general election victory campaigning on improvements to public services based on private finance projects. The Conservative party proved itself to be out-of-touch by ignoring public services and campaigning on the issue of Britain's membership of the EU. The day after the election William Hague resigned as leader of the Conservative Party.

Art and science

The Eden Project opens in Cornwall. The eco-centre, conceived by Tim Smit, replicates tropical and temporal climates and houses plants from all over the world in two domed biomes. The project is both a large-scale scientific experiment to study the environmental changes in different biomes over time, and a visitor attraction teaching the public about the natural environment.

International

On 11th September (9/11) America comes under foreign attack for the first time since Pearl Harbour when Islamic Fundamentalist terrorists hijack four planes, flying two into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre, and one into the Pentagon; the fourth plane crashed in a field.
George Bush launches his 'War on Terror' by invading Afghanistan to overthrown the Taliban and capture Osama bin Laden, leader of al-Qaeda.

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