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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Official_portrait_of_Lord_Watson_of_Richmond_crop_2.jpg/220px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_Watson_of_Richmond_crop_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Official_portrait_of_Lord_Watson_of_Richmond_crop_2.jpg/330px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_Watson_of_Richmond_crop_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Official_portrait_of_Lord_Watson_of_Richmond_crop_2.jpg/440px-Official_portrait_of_Lord_Watson_of_Richmond_crop_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1554" data-file-height="2072" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_House_of_Lords" class="mw-redirect" title="Member of the House of Lords">Member of the House of Lords</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Lord_Temporal" class="mw-redirect" title="Lord Temporal">Lord Temporal</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />23 July 1999 – 25 July 2023<br /><a href="/wiki/Life_Peerage" class="mw-redirect" title="Life Peerage">Life Peerage</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Liberal_Party" title="President of the Liberal Party">President of the Liberal Party</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />1984–1985</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546" /></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Geoffrey_Tordoff,_Baron_Tordoff" title="Geoffrey Tordoff, Baron Tordoff">Geoffrey Tordoff, Baron Tordoff</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/David_Penhaligon" title="David Penhaligon">David Penhaligon</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1941-02-03</span>) </span>3 February 1941<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 84)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Port_Elizabeth" class="mw-redirect" title="Port Elizabeth">Port Elizabeth</a>, South Africa</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrats</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(since 1988)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Other political<br />affiliations</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(UK)" title="Liberal Party (UK)">Liberal</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(before 1988)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">2</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Residence(s)</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Richmond,_London" title="Richmond, London">Richmond, London</a>, England</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Cambridge" title="University of Cambridge">University of Cambridge</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Journalist" title="Journalist">Journalist</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Politician" title="Politician">Politician</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Television_presenter" title="Television presenter">Broadcast presenter</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.lordalanwatson.com">www.lordalanwatson.com</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Alan John Watson, Baron Watson of Richmond</b> <span class="nobold noexcerpt nowraplinks" style="font-size:;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><a href="/wiki/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander of the Order of the British Empire">CBE</a></span></span> (born 3 February 1941)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a UK-based <a href="/wiki/Television_presenter" title="Television presenter">broadcaster</a>, <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Democrats_(UK)" title="Liberal Democrats (UK)">Liberal Democrat</a> politician and <a href="/wiki/Leadership" title="Leadership">leadership</a> <a href="/wiki/Corporate_communications" class="mw-redirect" title="Corporate communications">communications</a> consultant.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alan_Watson,_Baron_Watson_of_Richmond&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lord Watson of Richmond is the son of the Rev. John William Watson and Edna Mary Peters. He was educated at the <a href="/wiki/Diocesan_College" title="Diocesan College">Diocesan College</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cape_Town" title="Cape Town">Cape Town</a> in South Africa and <a href="/wiki/Kingswood_School" title="Kingswood School">Kingswood School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Bath,_Somerset" title="Bath, Somerset">Bath</a>. He was an Open Scholar in history at <a href="/wiki/Jesus_College,_Cambridge" title="Jesus College, Cambridge">Jesus College, Cambridge</a> 1959, a State Scholar 1959 and was awarded an MA in 1963. He was the <a href="/wiki/Cambridge_Union" title="Cambridge Union">Vice-President of the Cambridge Union</a>. </p><p>Watson's German-born wife Karen is an artist: they have two sons, Stephen and Martin.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alan_Watson,_Baron_Watson_of_Richmond&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Broadcasting">Broadcasting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alan_Watson,_Baron_Watson_of_Richmond&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Broadcasting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Watson joined the <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> after graduating from <a href="/wiki/Cambridge_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Cambridge University">Cambridge University</a> in 1963, and later became a regular presenter for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Money_Programme" title="The Money Programme">The Money Programme</a></i> on <a href="/wiki/BBC_Two" title="BBC Two">BBC Two</a> and <i><a href="/wiki/Panorama_(TV_series)" class="mw-redirect" title="Panorama (TV series)">Panorama</a></i> on <a href="/wiki/BBC_One" title="BBC One">BBC One</a>. He also reported on <a href="/wiki/London_Weekend_Television" title="London Weekend Television">London Weekend Television</a>, <a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_4" title="BBC Radio 4">Radio 4</a> and the <a href="/wiki/BBC_World_Service" title="BBC World Service">BBC World Service</a>, and wrote and presented award-winning documentaries over many years. He was one of the studio contributors to the BBC's June 1970 <i>Election Night</i> television programme. </p><p>He is a Fellow and Former Chairman of the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Television_Society" title="Royal Television Society">Royal Television Society</a>. From 1976 to 1980 he was responsible for media at the <a href="/wiki/European_Commission" title="European Commission">European Commission</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Politics">Politics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alan_Watson,_Baron_Watson_of_Richmond&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Politics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In politics, Watson's notable role was as President of the <a href="/wiki/Liberal_Party_(UK)" title="Liberal Party (UK)">Liberal Party</a>. He was appointed <a href="/wiki/CBE" class="mw-redirect" title="CBE">CBE</a> in 1985 and, on 23 July 1999 was elevated to the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Lords" title="House of Lords">House of Lords</a> with a <a href="/wiki/Life_Peer" class="mw-redirect" title="Life Peer">Life Peerage</a> as <b>Baron Watson of Richmond</b>, of <a href="/wiki/Richmond,_London" title="Richmond, London">Richmond</a> in the <a href="/wiki/London_Borough_of_Richmond_upon_Thames" title="London Borough of Richmond upon Thames">London Borough of Richmond upon Thames</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was a member of the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Lords" title="House of Lords">House of Lords</a> <a href="/wiki/Select_committee_(United_Kingdom)" title="Select committee (United Kingdom)">Select Committee</a> on the <a href="/wiki/European_Union" title="European Union">European Union</a>. </p><p>He stood for election four times: as the Liberal candidate for <a href="/wiki/Richmond_(Surrey)_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Richmond (Surrey) (UK Parliament constituency)">Richmond</a> in the general elections of <a href="/wiki/October_1974_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="October 1974 United Kingdom general election">October 1974</a> and <a href="/wiki/1979_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1979 United Kingdom general election">1979</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and as the Liberal candidate (<a href="/wiki/SDP-Liberal_Alliance" class="mw-redirect" title="SDP-Liberal Alliance">SDP-Liberal Alliance</a>) for <a href="/wiki/Richmond_and_Barnes_(UK_Parliament_constituency)" title="Richmond and Barnes (UK Parliament constituency)">Richmond and Barnes</a> in the general elections of <a href="/wiki/1983_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1983 United Kingdom general election">1983</a> and <a href="/wiki/1987_United_Kingdom_general_election" title="1987 United Kingdom general election">1987</a>. On all four occasions, he came in second place, losing to the <a href="/wiki/Conservative_Party_(UK)" title="Conservative Party (UK)">Conservatives</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Outside of the United Kingdom, Lord Watson is Chair of the Albanian British Chamber of Commerce and is a Member of the <a href="/wiki/European_Parliament" title="European Parliament">European Parliament's</a> High Level Group on <a href="/wiki/Romania" title="Romania">Romania</a>. His political interests are the "worldwide use of English, <a href="/wiki/EU_enlargement" class="mw-redirect" title="EU enlargement">EU enlargement</a> and <a href="/wiki/British-American_relations" class="mw-redirect" title="British-American relations">transatlantic relationship</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-:0_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He retired from the House of Lords on 25 July 2023. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Leadership_communications">Leadership communications</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alan_Watson,_Baron_Watson_of_Richmond&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Leadership communications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lord Watson was Chairman of <a href="/w/index.php?title=CTN_Communications&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="CTN Communications (page does not exist)">CTN Communications</a> until retirement, a <a href="/wiki/Corporate_communications" class="mw-redirect" title="Corporate communications">creative communications agency</a> based on <a href="/wiki/St_Martin%27s_Lane" title="St Martin's Lane">St Martin's Lane</a> in central London. He advises the leaders of major UK and international companies on their communications, with clients including <a href="/wiki/BP" title="BP">BP</a>, <a href="/wiki/BAE_Systems" title="BAE Systems">BAE Systems</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tesco" title="Tesco">Tesco</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Board_memberships">Board memberships</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alan_Watson,_Baron_Watson_of_Richmond&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Board memberships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Business">Business</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alan_Watson,_Baron_Watson_of_Richmond&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Business"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Executive Chairman, <a href="/w/index.php?title=CTN_Communications&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="CTN Communications (page does not exist)">CTN Communications</a></li> <li>Executive Chairman, <a href="/wiki/Havas_Media" title="Havas Media">Havas Media</a></li> <li>Chairman, Nexus Partnerships</li> <li>Chairman, <a href="/wiki/The_Coca-Cola_Company" title="The Coca-Cola Company">Coca-Cola European Advisory Board</a></li> <li>Non-Executive Chairman, <a href="/w/index.php?title=I-COMP&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="I-COMP (page does not exist)">I-COMP</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Not-for-profit">Not-for-profit</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alan_Watson,_Baron_Watson_of_Richmond&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Not-for-profit"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Chairman, <a href="/wiki/Commonwealth_of_Nations" title="Commonwealth of Nations">The Council of Commonwealth Societies</a></li> <li>Chairman, <a href="/wiki/European_Movement_UK" title="European Movement UK">The European Movement UK</a></li> <li>Chairman, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Father_Thames_Trust&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Father Thames Trust (page does not exist)">The Father Thames Trust</a></li> <li>Chairman, <a href="/wiki/Arcadia_Publishing" title="Arcadia Publishing">The Arcadia Advisory Board</a></li> <li>British Chairman, Königswinter Anglo-German Conference</li> <li>President, <a href="/wiki/British-German_Association" title="British-German Association">British-German Association</a></li> <li>Co-Chair, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Jamestown_1607-2007_British_Committee&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jamestown 1607-2007 British Committee (page does not exist)">Jamestown 1607-2007 British Committee</a></li> <li>Non-Executive Chairman, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Raisin_Social&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Raisin Social (page does not exist)">Raisin Social</a> (a wine importer)</li> <li>Member, The Executive Committee of the <a href="/wiki/Pilgrims_Society" title="Pilgrims Society">Pilgrims Society</a></li> <li>Member, <a href="/wiki/The_Prince_of_Wales" class="mw-redirect" title="The Prince of Wales">The Prince of Wales</a> Business Leaders' Forum</li> <li>Patron, <a href="/wiki/Richmond_Society" class="mw-redirect" title="Richmond Society">The Richmond Society</a><sup id="cite_ref-Richmond_Society_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Richmond_Society-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Patron, <a href="/wiki/Museum_of_Richmond" title="Museum of Richmond">Museum of Richmond</a><sup id="cite_ref-History_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-History-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Patron, <a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Richmond_in_Europe_Association&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Richmond in Europe Association (page does not exist)">The Richmond in Europe Association</a></li> <li>International Chairman Emeritus, <a href="/wiki/The_English-Speaking_Union" class="mw-redirect" title="The English-Speaking Union">The English-Speaking Union</a></li> <li>Chairman Emeritus, <a href="/wiki/Royal_Television_Society" title="Royal Television Society">Royal Television Society</a></li> <li>Former Executive Board Member, <a href="/wiki/UNICEF_UK" title="UNICEF UK">UNICEF UK</a></li> <li>President, The European-Atlantic Movement (TEAM)<sup id="cite_ref-:0_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Positions_at_educational_institutions">Positions at educational institutions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alan_Watson,_Baron_Watson_of_Richmond&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Positions at educational institutions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Lord Watson holds a range of visiting and honorary posts at universities in the United Kingdom and abroad. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_Kingdom">United Kingdom</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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href="/wiki/Churchill_Archives_Centre" title="Churchill Archives Centre">Cambridge's Churchill Archives Centre</a></li> <li>Chairman, <a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Cambridge_Foundation&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="The Cambridge Foundation (page does not exist)">The Cambridge Foundation</a></li> <li>Honorary Professor, <a href="/wiki/University_of_Birmingham" title="University of Birmingham">University of Birmingham</a></li> <li>Trustee, The American International University in London</li> <li>Former Chairman, Governors at <a href="/wiki/Westminster_College,_Oxford" title="Westminster College, Oxford">Westminster College, Oxford</a></li> <li>President, The British Accreditation Council for Independent Further and Higher Education</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Overseas">Overseas</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alan_Watson,_Baron_Watson_of_Richmond&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Overseas"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Honorary Doctor, <a href="/wiki/St_Lawrence_University" class="mw-redirect" title="St Lawrence University">St Lawrence University</a>, USA</li> <li>Visiting Professor, <a href="/wiki/Leuven" title="Leuven">Leuven</a>, Belgium</li> <li>Honorary Professor, <a href="/wiki/Saint_Petersburg_State_University" title="Saint Petersburg State University">Saint Petersburg State University</a>, Russia</li> <li>Honorary Professor, <a href="/wiki/Korea_University" title="Korea University">Korea University</a>, South Korea</li> <li>Trustee, The <a href="/wiki/Centre_for_British_Studies" title="Centre for British Studies">Centre for British Studies</a>, <a href="/wiki/Humboldt_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Humboldt University">Humboldt University</a>, Berlin</li> <li>Churchill Fellow, Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Publications">Publications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alan_Watson,_Baron_Watson_of_Richmond&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Publications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Europe_at_Risk"><i>Europe at Risk</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alan_Watson,_Baron_Watson_of_Richmond&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Europe at Risk"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Europe at Risk</i> was Lord Waton's first publication, released in 1972.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Germans:_Who_Are_They_Now?"><span id="The_Germans:_Who_Are_They_Now.3F"></span><i>The Germans: Who Are They Now?</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alan_Watson,_Baron_Watson_of_Richmond&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: The Germans: Who Are They Now?"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>The Germans: Who Are They Now?</i> is a non-fiction book, first published in 1992.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Eminent_Europeans:_personalities_who_shaped_contemporary_Europe"><i>Eminent Europeans: personalities who shaped contemporary Europe</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alan_Watson,_Baron_Watson_of_Richmond&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Eminent Europeans: personalities who shaped contemporary Europe"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Eminent Europeans: personalities who shaped contemporary Europe</i> is a collection of 17 essays on the personalities who have shaped modern Europe, for which Lord Watson contributed the essay entitled <i>Thatcher and Kohl: Old Rivalries Revisited</i>. The book was published in 1996, and edited by Martyn Bond, Julie Smith and William Wallace.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Jamestown:_The_Voyage_of_English"><i>Jamestown: The Voyage of English</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alan_Watson,_Baron_Watson_of_Richmond&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Jamestown: The Voyage of English"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Published in 2007, <i>Jamestown: The Voyage of English</i> is an exploration of the global significance of the arrival of the <a href="/wiki/Godspeed_(ship)" title="Godspeed (ship)">Godspeed</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Susan_Constant" title="Susan Constant">Susan Constant</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Discovery_(1602_ship)" title="Discovery (1602 ship)">Discovery</a> on <a href="/wiki/East_Coast_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="East Coast of America">America's East Coast</a> in 1607.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These three ships carried the ideas and the language which would shape the modern world. Lord Watson tells the story of a precarious venture that nearly failed. But it succeeded against the odds, planting the seeds of <a href="/wiki/Representative_government" class="mw-redirect" title="Representative government">representative government</a>, capitalism and the <a href="/wiki/Rule_of_law" title="Rule of law">rule of law</a>. These ideas were expressed in a language which had just reached a peak of power and vitality – the English of <a href="/wiki/Shakespeare" class="mw-redirect" title="Shakespeare">Shakespeare</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tyndale" class="mw-redirect" title="Tyndale">Tyndale</a> and <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Cranmer" title="Thomas Cranmer">Cranmer's Prayer Book</a>. The year 1607 marks the start of the voyage of English from the language of 4 million inhabitants of the <a href="/wiki/British_Isles" title="British Isles">British Isles</a> to its role as today's working language of the global village used by almost 2 billion people world-wide. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Queen_and_the_USA"><i>The Queen and the USA</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alan_Watson,_Baron_Watson_of_Richmond&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: The Queen and the USA"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>The Queen and the USA</i> is a non-fiction book published in March 2012 by Dementi Milestone Publishing.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During 2012, <a href="/wiki/Queen_Elizabeth_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Queen Elizabeth II">Queen Elizabeth II</a> celebrated the <a href="/wiki/Queen%27s_Diamond_Jubilee" title="Queen's Diamond Jubilee">60th anniversary of her role as Queen of the United Kingdom</a>. This book explores and celebrates the special relationship between the American and British people during this period, and honours Queen Elizabeth II for her role and contribution to a friendship recognised throughout the world. Co-authored by Horace Edward "Chip" Mann, the book is highly visual, and includes photographs of the Queen with twelve <a href="/wiki/US_Presidents" class="mw-redirect" title="US Presidents">US Presidents</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Churchill's_Legacy,_Two_Speeches_to_Save_the_World"><span id="Churchill.27s_Legacy.2C_Two_Speeches_to_Save_the_World"></span><i>Churchill's Legacy, Two Speeches to Save the World</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alan_Watson,_Baron_Watson_of_Richmond&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Churchill's Legacy, Two Speeches to Save the World"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Published in 2016, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.bloomsbury.com/churchillslegacy"><i>Churchill's Legacy, Two Speeches to Save the World</i></a> is a non-fiction book published in September 2016 by <a href="/wiki/Bloomsbury_Publishing" title="Bloomsbury Publishing">Bloomsbury Publishing</a> to mark the 70th anniversary of Churchill's speeches in 1946, first in March in <a href="/wiki/Fulton,_Missouri" title="Fulton, Missouri">Fulton, Missouri</a>, often known as the Iron Curtain speech, and then in September in Zurich, Switzerland, often known as the United States of Europe speech. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honours_and_awards">Honours and awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alan_Watson,_Baron_Watson_of_Richmond&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Honours and awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Below is a list of Lord Watson's most notable awards. For educational honours, please see the above section, <i>Positions at Educational Institutions</i>. </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire">Commander of the Order of the British Empire</a>, 1985</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Merit_of_the_Federal_Republic_of_Germany" title="Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany">Federal Cross of Merit</a> (Germany), 1995 (for his "significant and enduring contribution" to understanding between Germany and Britain)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Merit_of_the_Federal_Republic_of_Germany" title="Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany">Grand Cross of Merit</a> (Germany), 2001</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_Star_of_Romania" title="Order of the Star of Romania">Commander's Grand Cross of the Romanian Order of Merit</a>, 2004</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winston_Churchill_Memorial_Trusts" title="Winston Churchill Memorial Trusts">Churchill Medal</a>, 2005</li> <li>The Loyola Schools Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Promotion of English by <a href="/wiki/Manila_University" class="mw-redirect" title="Manila University">Manila University</a>, 2005</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Order_of_Merit_of_the_Federal_Republic_of_Germany" title="Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany">Knights Grand Cross of the German Order of Merit</a>, 2007</li> <li>Doctor Honoris Causa <a href="/wiki/University_of_Tirana" title="University of Tirana">University of Tirana</a>, For the valuable contribution to the development of the Albanian state, 2010</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Order_of_St._George_(Habsburg-Lorraine)" title="Order of St. George (Habsburg-Lorraine)">Knight of Honor of the Order of St. George</a>, 2016</li></ul> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="max-width: 100%"> <caption class="nowrap">Coat of arms of Alan Watson, Baron Watson of Richmond </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="width: 220px;"><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a 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over the boot Or.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dt>Motto</dt> <dd>Sans Dieu Rien</dd></dl> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alan_Watson,_Baron_Watson_of_Richmond&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output 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Harrap and Co.</a> <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780245506581" title="Special:BookSources/9780245506581"><bdi>9780245506581</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Europe+at+Risk&rft.pub=George+G.+Harrap+and+Co.&rft.date=1972-03-01&rft.isbn=9780245506581&rft.aulast=Watson&rft.aufirst=Alan&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAlan+Watson%2C+Baron+Watson+of+Richmond" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFWatson1992" class="citation book cs1">Watson, Alan (1992). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/germanswhoarethe00wats"><i>The Germans: Who are They Now?</i></a></span>. 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