Birthdays

T.day: The Empe-.- .f Japan is 84.

Queen Silvia .f Sweden 74. Si- J.hn Guinness Chairman, British Nuclear Fuels, 1992-99, 82; ,he Ma-quess .f Winches,e- 76; Si- Pe,e- Davis Chairman, Marie Curie Cancer Care, 2006-11, 76; Dame Quen,in B-yce Governorgeneral of Australia, 2008-14, 75; P-.f Ma-ga-e, Macmillan Warden of St Antony’s College, Oxford, 74; M- G-aham Kelly

Chief Executive, Football Association, 1989-98, 72; Si- De-ek

M.--is Provost of Oriel College, Oxford, 2004-13, 72; M- David

Davis MP Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, 69;

Gen L.-d Danna,, Constable, HM Tower of London, 2009-16; Chief of the General Staff, 2006-09, 67;

Si- Pe,e- Wes,mac.,, former

diplomat, 67; L.-d B-iggs .f

Wes,b.u-ne a Justice of The Supreme Court, 63; P-.f Malc.lm

Gillies Vice-chancellor of London Metropolitan University, 2010-14, 63; M- Pe,e- Ba,eman former diplomat, 62; Dame Ca-.l Ann

Duffy poet and writer; Poet Laureate, 62; Dame Una O’b-ien former senior Civil Servant, 60; and Ms Emma B-idgewa,epottery designer; President, CPRE, 57. Ch-is,mas Eve: Dame J.an Kellehe- Di-ec,.- W:AC 1964-67 will be 102; M- Philip Ziegle- author, 88; Si- Ivan Law-ence QC former Conservative MP, 81; L.-d

Kilcl..ney 80; M- Paul SkinneChairman, Rio Tinto, 2003-09, 73; Ms I-ene Khan Secretary General, Amnesty International, 2001-09, 61; M- Nick A-chediplomat, 57; Miss Ca-.l V.-de-man broadcaster and

author, 57; M- Ed Miliband MP

Leader of the Labour Party and Leader of Her Majesty’s Opposition, 2010-15, 48; and M-s

S,ephenie Meye- author, 44. Ch-is,mas Day: P-incess Alexand-a will be 81.

P-.f Philip L.ve Vicechancellor of Liverpool University, 1992-2002, 78; P-.f Si- Kenne,h Calman Chancellor of the University of Glasgow, 76; P-.f Sich-is,.pheF-ayling Rector and Vice-provost, The Royal College of Art, 1996-2009; Chairman, Arts Council England, 2004-09, 71; Mnigel A,kins.n Lord-lieutenant for Hampshire, 64; Miss Annie Lenn.x singer and songwriter, 63; M-s Jus,ice Jeff.-d 55; D- Ian B.s,-idge concert and operatic

tenor, 53; Si- Edwa-d Davey former Coalition Government Minister, 52; M- Jus,in T-udeau

Prime Minister of Canada, 46; Msim.n J.nes former England cricketer, 39; and M- Alas,aic..k cricketer; former Captain, England Test team, 33. Tomorrow is the anniversary of the birth of St Ignatius Loyola in 1491 and of the death of William Makepeace Thackeray in 1863.