Santipolo

That is me being presented to HRH the Princess Royal (Anne, the sister of the King) for work I did for a charity where I worked as a volunteer for around 3 years. I was highly trusted by the charity until someone who took a dislike to me, exaggerated the impact of another aspect of my life which had zero impact on the charity work at all. They discovered that, as a photographer I had done and was open to nude photography. Not for porn, just as requested. This was seen as incompatible with my work for IT supporting Carers online. I was immediately sacked which they upheld on appeal even though I was able to prove beyond doubt that there had never been any link between the two things. Anyway, this was one of my proudest moments, one I wish I had been able to share with my parents but, that was not to be. It did create an awkward moment for me in that year (2012) whereby I had an ongoing issue in the US I am sure many Brits experience. When we get talking to the locals, they all seem to t...