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Mr Waite in 1984. Getty
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Terry Waite, who was held hostage in Lebanon from 1987 to 1991, at his home in Suffolk in 2021. PA
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Mr Waite leaves the Liverpool home of Lil Bigley, mother of British hostage Kenneth Bigley, after he witnessed her being taken to hospital for the second time since her son's kidnapping, in 2004. Getty
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Mr Waite makes a speech as Azmat Begg, father of Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg, looks on during a press conference in 2004 in London. Getty Images
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Queen Elizabeth II meets Mr Waite at a Commonwealth Day reception in London, in 1992. Getty
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Mr Waite on his return to the UK in 1991 after being held hostage in Beirut for 1760 days. Getty
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Mr Waite, back row, centre, attends The Men of the Year Lunch at the Savoy Hotel in London in 1985. Getty
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Britons who were held hostage in Libya meet their families at Gatwick Airport, after the Archbishop of Canterbury's special envoy Mr Waite negotiated their release in 1985. Getty
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Mr Waite addresses the press after negotiating the release of western hostages in Lebanon in 1985. Getty
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Mr Waite with British church workers, who were held hostage in Lebanon, at Heathrow airport in 1981. Getty
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Mr Waite in Beirut in 1985. Getty
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Archbishop of Canterbury Robert Runcie and Mr Waite in 1984. Getty
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Mr Waite in 1984. Getty
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Terry Waite, who was held hostage in Lebanon from 1987 to 1991, at his home in Suffolk in 2021. PA
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Mr Waite leaves the Liverpool home of Lil Bigley, mother of British hostage Kenneth Bigley, after he witnessed her being taken to hospital for the second time since her son's kidnapping, in 2004. Getty
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Mr Waite makes a speech as Azmat Begg, father of Guantanamo Bay detainee Moazzam Begg, looks on during a press conference in 2004 in London. Getty Images
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Queen Elizabeth II meets Mr Waite at a Commonwealth Day reception in London, in 1992. Getty
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Mr Waite on his return to the UK in 1991 after being held hostage in Beirut for 1760 days. Getty
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Mr Waite, back row, centre, attends The Men of the Year Lunch at the Savoy Hotel in London in 1985. Getty
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Britons who were held hostage in Libya meet their families at Gatwick Airport, after the Archbishop of Canterbury's special envoy Mr Waite negotiated their release in 1985. Getty
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Mr Waite addresses the press after negotiating the release of western hostages in Lebanon in 1985. Getty
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Mr Waite with British church workers, who were held hostage in Lebanon, at Heathrow airport in 1981. Getty
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Mr Waite in Beirut in 1985. Getty
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Archbishop of Canterbury Robert Runcie and Mr Waite in 1984. Getty
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Mr Waite in 1984. Getty
Former hostage Sir Terry Waite and Tunisia attack campaigner honoured by King Charles III
Sir Terry, who is on King's Birthday Honours list, went on to become co-founder and president of Hostage International
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