The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. var asset_id_re = /(\d+)\/?$/; *$/, "$1");} Cherie Blair CBE KC: Gender equality across every aspect of society is a fundamental human right and essential for our societies to be safe, prosperous and to thrive. u = u.replace(/\/(uk|i)fs\//, '/'); [51], She is a practising Roman Catholic. [3] She came at the top of her year in the bar exams,[4] while teaching law at the Polytechnic of Central London (University of Westminster). She wrote about it movingly in her 2008 memoir, Speaking For Myself, about her hard upbringing in Liverpool – her father, the actor Tony Booth, left the family when she was only eight – to her successes in the legal profession and the relentless barracking she faced in Downing Street, from a media intent on portraying her, she wrote, as “a grasping, scheming embarrassment”. [26], She was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2013 New Year Honours for services to women's issues and charity. In 2003, she met Lewis when they both starred in a play called Five Gold Rings at the Almeida Theatre London. The world will be an infinitely poorer place without Helen in it.". Her other screen roles included the MP Clair Dowar in 2012 James Bond movie Skyfall, and former Prime Minister Tony Blair's wife Cherie in the films The Queen and The Special Relationship. In a statement, the 85-year-old's family said he passed away with "close family members in attendance". Over the coming years it has vowed to help 100,000 more. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. This article contains content provided by Twitter. Cherie Blair was born on 23 September 1954 in Bury, Lancashire, England, UK. Cherie Booth, married name Cherie Booth Blair, (born Sept. 23, 1954, Bury, Lancashire, Eng. Request an Appointment Primary Location. She is also the wife of Tony Blair, who served as prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007. Here Are 5 Workforce Actions To Bring About Change, assume greater responsibility for homeschooling kids, conjunction with the Boston Consulting Group. She began her career working as the features assistant at woman&home magazine, before moving over to the digital side of the brand where she eventually became the Lifestyle Editor up until January 2022. Lawyer and ex-resident of No 10’s media portrayal is often as stinging as that of her PM-turned-consultant husband. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2004 and had also suffered heart problems. [52] In 2009, Blair urged the Catholic Church to reconsider its opposition to contraception, suggesting it could be holding some women back from pursuing a career. This happened at a significant time in legal proceedings between the couple – a far cry from criminals and terrorists. It’s well documented that the coronavirus outbreak has had a disproportionately adverse impact on women. } BBC director of drama Piers Wenger added: "Helen was one of the finest actresses this country will ever see.". Who is no longer world's richest? 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[47] The Blair children attended Catholic secondary schools, including The London Oratory School. Infectious Diseases . Our thoughts are with the Booth/Blair family at this time. However, it's not clear whether either of these were the eventual cause of his passing. Copyright 2021 NPR. In the media, some decried her as too confident and opinionated while others accused her of cashing in on her husband’s name . Chris Christie's long-shot mission to torpedo Trump. He said: "The film and theatre world has lost a one of a kind actress, and her family and friends have been robbed of an extraordinary, indomitable spirit. [42][43], In 1976, while she was studying to become a barrister, she met future prime minister and husband Tony Blair. “The World Economic Forum’s latest gender gap report shows that in terms of economic participation and opportunity, we’re not set to reach gender parity for another 257 years which is a deterioration from the year before,” Blair explains. Cherie Blair and Hillary Clinton, pictured in 1999, have been friends since their husbands ran the White House and Downing Street. "It seems fantastical, you think you're absolutely fine, you're pottering along, you're coping with it, cleaning, cooking, cleaning, cooking and you suddenly burst into tears, and it's the fear and it's the vulnerability coming out. "It was the most extraordinary thing I'd ever been part of. He said he was "heartbroken", and that she was a "beautiful and mighty woman". ", She added that during lockdown they had done "quite a lot of painting and music", and joked: "If you're still for too long, I will bleach you.". She is also Governor of the London School of Economics and the Open University. 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The foundation says it has helped more than 118,000 women in more than 80 countries. break; Comedian Matt Lucas, who worked with them on the FeedNHS campaign, tweeted that she "will be remembered not just for her remarkable stage and screen performances, but also for her selflessness and generosity". “NSO Group will continue to investigate all credible claims of misuse and take appropriate action based on the results of these investigations. (modern). Booth was born on 23 September 1954 at Fairfield General Hospital, Bury, Lancashire, England,[1] and brought up in Ferndale Road, Waterloo, Merseyside, just north of Liverpool. I write about responsible business and the future of work, Why Parents Now Say A Good Career Matters More Than A College Education, Companies Posting Wide Salary Ranges On Job Advertisements Are Making A Mockery Of Pay Transparency Laws, The Hidden Drawbacks To Setting Rigid Career Goals, This Is Your Brain On DE&I – A Conversation With Eric M. Bailey, The Top 5 Highest-Paying Jobs That Gen Z And Millennials Actually Want, 1 Quick And Surprising Tool To Boost Your Performance Under Work Stress, 6 Tips For Freelancers Updating Their Resumes, Want To Celebrate Pride With More Meaning? Voices. Last year, she left the human rights law firm she co-founded in 2000, Matrix Chambers. if (part && (part != prod_name) && (part != asset_id) && (part != 'default')) { "The beautiful and mighty woman that is Helen McCrory has died peacefully at home, surrounded by a wave of love from family and friends," he said. "[32][33], On 12 December 2008, Blair gave a lecture alternatively entitled "The Church and Women's Rights: time for a fresh perspective? 16 Apr 2021, 22:20 BST Rebecca Lewis Reporter Los Angeles Cherie Blair has paid tribute to the actress Helen McCrory, who played the barrister and Prime Minister Tony Blair' s wife on screen.. prod['cbbc'] = /cbbc/; Cherie Blair has told how her mother's struggle to find work to support and raise two children as a single mum in the 1960s inspired her to launch a foundation which has helped 160,000 women . "Her body of work speaks of her extraordinary talent, what it doesn't speak of is her kindness, intelligence and sense of fun. By making it a "black African woman" thing, she's feeding a stereotype that we are so disempowered that no matter what we do, we don't have agency. "She was also a deeply beloved member of this theatre's broader community.". In 1976 she qualified as a barrister, scoring the top exam mark in her year, before in 1995 being named a Queen's Counsel, one of the highest honors within the U.K. legal profession. “That’s why it’s been so central to all the work we do.”. [^.\/]+$/, ''); The 85-year old was also a staunch campaigner, having joined the Labour party at 15. © 2023 BBC. Married on 31 March 1980, the Blairs have three sons and one daughter: Euan (born 1984), Nicholas (born 1985), Kathryn (born 1988), and Leo (born 2000). [14] On 10 June 2010, the OJC released a statement saying that the investigation had "found that Recorder Booth's observations did not constitute judicial misconduct" and accordingly "no disciplinary action is necessary". In her 2008 memoir, Speaking For Myself, she details - painfully - her struggle dealing with the pressure to adhere to public expectations of what a First Lady should act like, look like, even think like. “I think those days have probably passed,” she laughs. Nowhere is that more apparent than in the work she does with the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women. Why Putin has put this religious art on display, The one thing Mike Pence needs to beat his old boss. Cherie Blair, the wife of the UK prime minister, has apologised for any offence caused by remarks she made about Palestinian suicide bombers. Speaking at a charity event in London, Mrs Blair said young Palestinians felt they had "no hope" but to blow themselves up. And the hours they were doing were longer and longer, and they weren't able to get food. The barrister and wife of Prime Minister Tony Blair said: "I have lost contemporaries with young children and also my beloved Auntie Audrey to the disease. As the Guardian’s Polly Toynbee observed in 2005, albeit in a column criticizing Blair for pocketing a large sum of money for a speech she gave in her capacity as a QC: “She has suffered relentless ridicule and harassment by a Tory press printing the ugliest pictures and mocking her clothes, friends, legal career, religion and anything they can invent to turn her into a ditzy Lady Macbeth.”. But friends say they do not recognise this characterisation. countername.push(prod_name); Although her birth was registered as 'Cherie', owing to her maternal grandmother's influence, she was christened 'Theresa Cara' in deference to the requirement that she be given a saint's name. Or perhaps the grandmother,” she muses. This was interpreted by some observers as special leniency given on account of the criminal's religiosity. Clooney, who works for human rights law firm Doughty Street Chambers, is instead preparing to present the case to a United Nations committee. "I don't know a woman who doesn't worry about finding a lump in her breast and my close contact with my aunt and her family taught me that, terrifying as that is, it is only the start of the cancer journey.". She was born at Fairfield General Hospital in Bury, Lancashire, and grew up in Waterloo, Lancashire. • It covers the spouses of former prime ministers Anthony Eden, Harold Macmillan, Alec Douglas-Home, Harold Wilson, James Callaghan, Margaret Thatcher, and John Major. My deepest condolences to her family, especially her husband and children. Since then, Blair has set up her own law firm specializing in human rights, she’s been named the chancellor of a university, launched a foundation for female entrepreneurs, served as a patron for several charities, raised four children and stood beside the Prime Minister of Britain through some of the country’s most testing times. C herie Blair has police with guns at her front door and police with guns in her back yard. One investor, who is . [48] Via her father, Blair and her younger sister Lyndsey have six half-sisters, including British journalist Lauren Booth. According to journalist Paul Scott, in his . Mrs Blair, a human rights . Clooney described a terrorism charge against Nasheed as “phoney” and politically motivated. Her husband stood for Sedgefield the same year and won. “Take that position and then add to the mix the impact to the economy and the impact on work life balance that the Covid-19 crisis has had....” she trails off. Helen McCrory earned acclaim for her roles on both the stage and the screen. Cherie Booth was born in Lancashire in 1954 during his marriage to Gale Booth, but her father left his young family when she was five. Our signal in Moab at 88.7 FM KUST is currently off the air. "She died as she lived. ", JK Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter books which were adapted into movies and have spawned an entire franchise, said she was "devastated.". What motivates her? She is the one person of absolute common sense.". World Health Organization report from 2002, College of Humanities and Social Sciences. u = u.replace(/\/[12]\//, '/'); As well as her film and TV credits, she played seven lead roles at the National Theatre, whose boss Rufus Norris said: "With her incisive wit and ferocious intelligence, she was one of the most charismatic and distinctive performers. Published 5 June 23. Some lawyers argue that Blair representing figures such Yameen can be justified on the grounds that everyone is entitled to legal representation. In one case, Blair herself stated that her purpose was to help the eldest of Sheikha Mosah's sons, Jassim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, "build up an international profile". Hillary Clinton emails: Cherie Blair lobbied for Qatari crown prince, That’s me in the picture: Cherie Blair, the morning after Labour’s election victory, 2 May 1997, Cherie Booth calls for quotas to help women succeed in politics and business, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning, © 2023 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. Lauren Booth, sister of Cherie Blair, has been removed as a trustee of Islamic charity Peacetrail. He wrote: "She blazed so brightly. Helen married Damian in 2007 after they met in 2003 while performing in Five Gold Rings at London's Almeida Theatre. [27], In June 2018, “Cherie Blair Foundation for Women” was inducted into Power Brands LIFE – Hall of Fame at the London International Forum for Equality. [58] Phoebe Nicholls played her in The Trial of Tony Blair (2007). His acting career enjoyed a revival in the 1990s, with roles in Holby City, The Bill and Mersey Beat. “Depending on timing we could have two new babies in the family in the same week,” she exclaims. Read about our approach to external linking. Despite their ideological differences - Blair is a fierce opponent of capital punishment while President Bush famously supported the death penalty - she describes in her 2008 book how the couples enjoyed each other’s company, dined and watched movies together and met each other’s families. Credit: Mathieu Polak/Sygma/Getty It started on the morning after Tony Blair's election victory in 1997. Cherie and her younger sister Lyndsey were then brought up by Gale and their paternal grandmother Vera Booth, a devout Roman Catholic of Irish descent. var countername = countername(location.href), tld = prod_name(countername); And that is down to her background. But what about Blair’s own political ambitions? This Twitter post cannot be displayed in your browser. '); var prod_name = 'news'; It celebrates what Blair describes as the “Sisterpreneurship” and has so far collaborated with a host of major corporations, including Bank of America, PayPal, United States Agency for International Development and the ExxonMobil Foundation. } Thank you for signing up to Woman & Home. Politics Described as more political than husband Tony, who she met at the chambers of the then Derry Irvine, where they both worked. Her father was the actor Tony Booth, best known for the sitcom Till Death Us Do Part. There is constant . Her work has appeared in Humanosphere, The Guardian, Global Washington and War is Boring. Heartbreaking.". Last year, the couple raised more than £1m to provide NHS workers with meals from high street restaurants during the pressures of the coronavirus pandemic. And there was Tony, a guest of honour at a Chinese military parade in Beijing, an event mostly shunned by western leaders. You may opt-out by. Joanne Lu is a freelance journalist who covers global poverty and inequity. Friends of the Blairs challenge that characterisation, citing money the couple channel to foundations they have set up as well as outside charities, with donations worth millions given away anonymously. Meet Bill Paterson here, Tom Jones recalls a heartbreaking childhood moment involving his late wife Linda. “Whatever I did, it seemed, I couldn’t win. On Friday, he said she was "so funny, so passionate, so smart and one of the greatest actors of our time". In June 2019, Blair signed on as an executive producer for Jerusalem-set drama feature film The Rock Pile, a first try into film production for her. She was amazing in Peaky Blinders," the mum-of-four added. The Cherie Blair Foundation for Women aims to empower female entrepreneurs to reach their potential through training and mentorship programs that celebrate "Sisterpreneurship" The family ask for their privacy to be respected at this time.". Tony and Cherie Blair saved hundreds of thousands of pounds in property taxes when acquiring a London office building from an offshore company partially owned by a prominent Bahraini minister. She also faced criticism for representing the government of the Maldives in its case against the country’s first democratically elected president, Mohamed Nasheed, who was jailed for 13 years for terrorism after a trial ruled to be unfair by a UN working group. Born Bury, Lancashire and brought up in Crosby, Liverpool. MORE: All you need to know about Damian Lewis' 14-year marriage to Helen McCrory, Helen starred as Cherie Blair in two projects; pictured here with Michael Sheen in The Queen. new Image().src=n:j.write('
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