Lumley gets a hero’s welcome

NEPAL’S Gurkhas gave British actress and campaigner Joanna Lumley a hero’s welcome when she landed at Kathmandu Airport yesterday on her first-ever visit to the Himalayan nation.

Hundreds of soldiers and their families greeted the 63-year-old star of TV show Absolutely Fabulous, who spearheaded a campaign for the British army veterans to be allowed to settle in Britain.

The actress’s impassioned lobbying earned her the adoration of the Gurkhas, who have described her visit as a “homecoming”.