Lumley wants 'justice' for Gurkhas

12:47am Wednesday 17th September 2008

Actress Joanna Lumley brought a touch of showbiz glamour to the High Court as she joined Gurkhas in their battle for the right to settle in Britain.

To the skirl of bagpipes playing Cock o' The North, she walked through a guard of honour of Gurkhas in their traditional hats to the steps of the Royal Courts of Justice in London's Strand.

The Ab Fab star then knelt before two veteran Gurkha VC holders in wheelchairs to offer her best wishes in their test case being brought by five Gurkhas and a widow.

"I want to see justice done," she told Lachhiman Gurung, 91, and Tul Bahadur Pun, 86, who served with her father during the Second World War in Burma.

She then told the hundreds of supporters outside the courts, which had been turned into a Gurkha stronghold: "I am so happy to be able to lend my support to your cause."