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4 INTERVIEW King Power (Hong Kong) October/November 2006 TULI, MADLY, DEEPLY In May 2005 The Moodie Report ran one of its most entertaining and candid interviews. King Power (Hong Kong) Managing Director Travel Retail Sunil Tuli held nothing back in his views on retail tenders, the concessionaire vs airportowned retail model, and his perception of unfair business practices by a rival. Eighteen months on, has the industry veteran of 22 years mellowed? Not a bit. Interview by Martin Moodie. The Moodie Report: Sunil, it s been a year of frenetic activity in Asia Pacific travel retail driven by several major bids in locations as diverse as Sydney, Pudong, India and Changi. King Power has been active in some of these tenders but not secured any to date. How would you assess 2006 for the company? Sunil Tuli: It s been an interesting year for us and for the industry. We were shortlisted for Sydney, and attended the various briefings, but in the end decided not to bid. It was too complicated from our point of view, because of the different stages of renovation of the airport and the need to relocate the shops several times. Australia was also new territory for us, somewhere we did not have any infrastructure in place. As for Pudong, is there something I don t know? Want to tell me about it? I was referring to the various Pudong Airport catering and retail businesses, King Power s General Merchandise included, being put up for pre-qualification earlier this year. I think you ll find nothing has happened to date. We continue to run our successful business there as normal. But you re right that we did bid for two airports in India and did not succeed. We felt the bid levels we put in were right, so I guess it s good luck to the winners. We would not have taken on those airports at those prices, considering all the uncertainty, the changes in the documents, the tax [on duty free sales] situation and so on. 110 The Moodie Report
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6 On the occasion of our 2nd ANNIV In any business set-up, it s vital to develop strong, good relationships with our partners as we are interdependent for growth and advancement. Jonathan and his team have given strong support and enthusiasm for our Changi business and have also played a pivotal role (through securing several exclusive brands) in realizing our experimental Glam-Up store concept. Ken Tse, Executive General Manager, Global Head of Category for Perfumes & Cosmetics, The Nuance Group JH&A has created greater visibility & strong growth for our Lancaster brands in Asia Pacific over the last 2 years. Jonathan s extensive experience & deep knowledge of the region s TR markets underpins this success. Congratulations Jonathan on your 2nd anniversary. I have no doubt that JH&A will continue to thrive under your leadership. Joe Porcelli, Vice President, Managing Director, Coty Prestige Worldwide Travel Retail & Export Latin America In JH&A we have a totally committed and dedicated partner who delivers. With their established team of key professionals who have a thorough understanding of how to maximise business in the TR channels, what seemed like stretching targets for Hot Diamonds 2 years ago have been realised with ease. Julian Mullins, Head of Global Sales, Hot Diamonds It s important for duty free operators to receive strong servicing & support from a Principal or their respective Agent this is JH&A s forte. Their attention to detail, consistent follow through and overall professional servicing are key value-adds to the brands they represent. Sunil Tuli, Managing Director, King Power Group HK (Travel Retail & Duty Free) Jonathan has a comprehensive knowledge of the South Asia market and has actively initiated programmes with us that really work to further the business. He s a positive force that complements my team. A great partnership indeed. Paul Topping, Managing Director, Alpha Asia We have worked with Jonathan & Grace for many years and they have always cared passionately about the business and responded well to our needs. With a second JH&A office located in Seoul, we now have immediate access to their efficient services. TH Kim, Merchandising Team Director, Lotte Duty Free Jonathan Holland & Associates have been very professional, service oriented and proactive in driving business in Asia. Linda Allario, Vice President Global Merchandise Manager, Cosmetics & Fragrance, DFS Group
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9 October/November 2006 INTERVIEW King Power (Hong Kong) Changi, yes, we bid for some, and we did not bid for some. In this business you win some and you lose some. No big deal there. Our priorities have been to consolidate and fix our existing businesses. That s not to say we are not looking for growth. Of course one of the most prominent bids was one in which you did not participate at least not actively. How can we participate but not actively? Fair comment. So why didn t you bid? Mr Moodie, since when did we start discussing business strategies with the press? It s a fair question, Sunil. Because your non-participation made a nonsense of the earlier pre-tender interviews, when you did discuss your strategies. No, our comments were valid at the time. You gave a strongly-worded statement to the leading media both DFNI and The Moodie Report that the tender for fashion at Changi Terminal Two was key to your expansion strategy. Yet when the bid levels were revealed a few days later King Power wasn t even in the race. Why was that? We had every intention of expanding, but obviously we look at various factors before deciding whether we finally go in for a bid or not. Would you agree that it s a little unusual to talk up a bid right on the eve of the closing date and then not participate? We didn t talk up the bid. What other parties bid is up to them. That s not the point. A cynic might suggest you had little intention of bidding and were just gently encouraging your rivals to offer more in effect driving up the price. As you well know from your own Changi Terminal One fashion success, it s a highly competitive sector. For a man who has spent so much time in the industry, I am surprised that you ask such a question. There was no change in our strategy. We weighed up the options right until the last moment and made what we believed was the right decision. If you are suggesting that there was an overbid in any way, why don t you ask the players who did tender? I have always maintained that bidders go in with their eyes open, and know exactly what they are doing, so there is no one to blame for bidding levels but the parties themselves. With respect, that s pushing it. I don t agree that the industry is regressing if there are high bids. That s a simplistic view and it s just plain nonsense No it s not, and with equal respect your line of questioning is unfair. Do you remember what happened when we won the Changi T1 fashion contract? All that stuff about rival operators pressurising suppliers not to go in with us? I don t recall you making a fuss about it with other operators and questioning them. We did not bid on T2 fashion because, even though we were ready to do so, the final numbers did not stack up for us. Is that good enough for you or do you want to see the figures? I wouldn t mind seeing the figures I am sure you wouldn t. Have you ever flown a kite? Let s examine the high profile bids of recent times Miami, Vancouver, Changi, Atlanta, Kuwait, Sharm El Sheikh, Sydney and Copenhagen to name a few. In some, not all, cases minimum annual guarantees have been offered that suggest the industry may be regressing, not advancing, in developing a financially sustainable business model. Do you agree? I don t agree that the industry is regressing if there are high bids. That s a simplistic view which offers easy headlines for journalists and it s just plain nonsense. Companies bid what they bid for many reasons profit, strategic motivations and so on. Who are others to complain? I have always maintained that, and I don t think it is up to you or me or anyone else to pass judgement on the industry not progressing just because people are putting in high guarantees. The Moodie Report 115
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13 October/November 2006 INTERVIEW King Power (Hong Kong) Moving on, what are King Power s plans in Macao? There is plenty of activity going on there with the likes of DFS developing in a major way and a lot of development in retail both duty free and general retail. How is King Power looking at these opportunities? Macao is a very important business for us. As you know, King Power is the only real duty free operator there. Everyone else in Macao is effectively just a local market retailer, due to the tax and duty structure, whereas we run all the airport, airline and ferry terminal business in Macao. Some other operators are trying to give the impression that they run downtown duty free shops, but that is a misnomer. One should not try and insult the intelligence of the mainland Chinese tourist to Macao by saying downtown stores are duty free. Having said that, we already operate stores in the city, in the Mandarin Hotel. We are opening another store there soon, selling Valentino. This will be a joint venture with Valentino. We will do two other stores with them, one in the Venetian and the other in the Four Seasons. In the Venetian, we will also discuss having a Vertu [the upmarket mobile phone brand Ed] shop, a confectionery store, and if possible a bigger area for general merchandise. Obviously, we are very excited about these projects. What s happening with King Power in Mainland China? We run our concessions in Pudong that we discussed earlier, as well as some domestic airports in China. The group has many diverse interests in China, from domestic retail to distribution, manufacturing and food & beverage. Of course, we are looking for expansion in many new areas. Watch this space. You started your career in India, running duty free shops for the state-owned retailer ITDC. You must be both professionally and personally intrigued by the latest developments there, with a rash of tenders covering both established and greenfield airports. Yes, I am really fascinated. Tenders are one thing; giving contracts to good companies is another. One day, hopefully, the size of the business and all the problems that go with it will justify all the hype. What do you think the overseas-led approach and professionalism of the airport groups in, say, Bangalore and Hyderabad will mean for the industry? Changi challenge: King Power is keen to consolidate its position in Singapore, where it has a solid base Professional operators for duty free are badly needed. I really hope things improve. We talk so much about everything that is happening in India but the infrastructure in most sectors really sucks. Look at some of the countries around the region that have developed so quickly. Why can t that happen in India? I love that country and want to see it progress. The risks still appear high. Would you stake your own fortune on entering the Indian duty free market? I am not sure of duty free there now, having chased it for over 15 years. The numbers are low in terms of international passengers and sales, and the hassles are too many. I would stake my fortune, if I had one, on the domestic market though. You participated in what many consider to be one of the best conference sessions ever at the Trinity Forum in 2005 when you went head-to-head with Randy Emch of Global Airport Services over the merits of a concessionaire-driven vs airport-owned retail operation. We scored it a draw Well I didn t. I won, and most in the audience would agree. My arguments were about commercial reality, his were about academic theory. Thank you for saying that it may have been the best session in the conference; it s a rare compliment. But I did not go head-to-head with Randy, who I respect a lot. I was merely offering my humble opinion. I was asked later by certain parties why I did that and why The Moodie Report 119
14 INTERVIEW King Power (Hong Kong) October/November 2006 Right on course King Power (Hong Kong) has seldom been out of the headlines this year, but most of those headlines have not related to duty free. Managing Director Antares Cheng has continued to drive an impressive expansion and diversification programme. In August the company acquired French costume jewellery house Agatha, a 60 million business with 280 outlets worldwide and around 700 employees. In the same month the man became a brand as King Power unveiled the launch of Antares, a lifestyle range embracing watches, golf accessories, consumer technology, business tools, personal and home accessories and fashion. And more acquisitions are in the pipeline. Cheng says the broadening of the business has been a long-term and necessary trend for King Power. Yes, we have been diversifying into many businesses; but that is not a recent development. We started off with duty free many years ago, then moved into broader travel retail and then other businesses such as food & beverage, manufacturing, health services, flowers, leisure and lifestyle. We re also active in domestic retail and distribution, mainly in China to date. Recently you are hearing of some acquisitions as well, and that is a key part of our overall strategy. We re pleased that it has proven to be a successful approach and that is why we continue to look for opportunities and for growth. Cheng says Agatha is ripe with potential, in both travel retail and local markets. It s a good brand, with excellent momentum. We spent a lot of time with this acquisition and we are happy with it. It forms a core part of the group s expansion strategy, and we have many plans for it in domestic and travel-related markets. He says other acquisitions are being constantly evaluated. But the brand must be right, and the development potential rich. By investing in under-funded brands and utilising the power of the King Power distribution network Cheng is convinced he can accelerate the growth of the right brands. The company, he says, is right on course in one instance literally. Later this year King Power opens the SkyCity Nine Eagles golf course, next to Hong Kong International Airport. The new facility, which will target local players as well as travellers in transit, will be launched with a charity tournament attended by VIPs, celebrities and Airport Authority Hong Kong management. We are delighted to have had the full co-operation of the Airport Authority in accepting our exciting concept, and we re looking forward to tee-off time, says Cheng. Nine Eagles reflects our devotion to helping Hong Kong International Airport build further on its outstanding international reputation with a concept unique in the airport s development since We intend to promote not only the airport s international image and reputation but Hong Kong s as well. Nine Eagles will be a great complement to the new SkyPlaza development. Airports in Asia are competing hard for business and this facility will give Hong Kong International an extra edge. But amid all the diversification, Cheng has not lost focus on the business that started it all. Our Antares Cheng: driving growth core duty free business is very important to us, and continues to do well, he notes. We are always looking at new opportunities. There have been some recent tenders we have not been successful in, but that is all part of the game. So while we don t get everything we want at the price we want it at, we continue to look. We re in this business to make money not headlines. He adds confidently: King Power has been a nice success story and we continue to grow. There will be many new businesses added to this company soon. Of course, there are disappointments, like with Singapore Airlines recently [King Power Traveler was narrowly headed by DFASS in the outsourcing contest for the Singapore carrier Ed] as we believe we are very strong in the airline inflight business. But we wish Singapore Airlines and DFASS well, and we see plenty of other opportunities in that channel. Cheng concludes: Our aim in business is not only to do well but to be steady in our thinking and run our businesses ethically and to the full satisfaction of the stakeholders whether they are our suppliers, our customers, our employees, or other business associates. 120 The Moodie Report
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16 INTERVIEW King Power (Hong Kong) October/November 2006 Shadow boxing: Tuli s debate with Global Airport Services Randy Emch over the best retail contract model was one of the highlights of the 2005 Trinity Forum. I won, insists Tuli I was so outspoken. It was simply because it was something I believed was right. Also, if they [Global Airport Services] had just gone around saying how good their model was, it would have been OK. But to go and start bashing the existing concessionaire model was not correct from my point of view. Anyway, have they finally got any contracts? In fact, I believe that GAS tendered in a normal bidding situation in Vancouver and Sydney. This means I won the argument, discussion, and debate, whatever you call it. Case closed. You re approaching industry veteran stage whereas you have passed it. Thank you. But you are a voice of experience in this business and someone who, rightly or wrongly and at least refreshingly tells it as you see it. As you assess a year characterised by aggressive bidding, industry consolidation, serious security challenges and continued downward pressure on pricing, how do you assess the health of the business? The industry is in good shape. As long as we do not have For GAS to start bashing the existing concessionaire model was not correct from my point of view more natural disasters like the tsunami, disease outbreaks like SARS or avian flu, or major terrorist attacks that can affect travel, we will be OK. They re the external factors over which we have no control. But variables such as high bids, pressure on pricing and consolidation are nothing to worry about. They re all normal dynamics in business, and we are a good, strong industry. If I asked you to single out one highlight down the years, what would it be? Obviously, the highlight for me was to start Weitnauer [now Dufry Ed] from scratch in 1995 in Asia as a one-man company, and build it to what it became. To take it from one small shop in Singapore to nearly S$100 million (US$63 million) in a short time, with businesses in Singapore, Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar and elsewhere was a personal achievement for me and very rewarding. Any plans for retirement? It will be long after yours I suspect. I plan to retire all the time, but I think the industry will have to bear with me for some time yet. So many things to do, so much to learn 122 The Moodie Report
18 LUXURY RETAIL DFS Galleria Macao October/November 2006 DFS prepares to take luxury retailing to a new peak in Macao Last month DFS Group, the world s leading travel retailer, received the green light to proceed with its most ambitious development yet the 86,000sq ft DFS Galleria store in Macao, expected to open in the first quarter of If the industry was dazzled by DFS Galleria Okinawa, it ain t seen nothing yet, reports Martin Moodie. An unprecedented focus on luxury and an individual and collective boutique environment, the likes of which have never been seen in travel retail. That s the pledge from DFS Group, the world s leading travel retailer, as it sets its sights on its most ambitious project to date the DFS Galleria in Macao. Last month the LVMH-led group announced it had signed a definitive Grant of Right of Use agreement with Las Vegas Sands Corp to begin construction of the 86,000sq ft retail extravaganza, which is expected to open in the first quarter of The Galleria will be located in the Mall at the Four Seasons Hotel Macao on the Cotai Strip the heart of Macao s booming gaming and tourism area. While the news was not unexpected DFS had signed an MOU in March September s announcement was still a red-letter day for DFS, says the company s Hawaii-based Director of Corporate Communications Sharon Weiner (who is also DFS Regional Vice President). The final commitment of the brands to us was the big piece, she comments. We are creating an environment for these brands whereby their goals and objectives can be protected. We assure them a consistent luxury environment that they can trust. In turn they have confidence in how we manage the totality of the brand environment. In short DFS will ensure brands are positioned with the right adjacencies, in the right positions and with the right execution. It s what Weiner describes as the totality of the brands one that is there for all to see within the stunning luxury boutique area at DFS Galleria Okinawa. In terms of product mix the new Galleria will differ from its most recent predecessors Okinawa and the revamped Tumon Bay Galleria in Guam through its unrelenting focus on luxury. There will be no bridge (mid-point) brands and no destination merchandise offer, for example, as the retailer devotes all its attention on top-end price points Ed Brennan: Buzzing likely to prove attractive to upscale Japanese travellers and high rollers from the Chinese mainland. Weiner adds: The DFS Galleria Macao is an evolution in the Galleria concept. Many of the branded boutiques will be larger than in other Gallerias, allowing for expanded assortments. In addition there will be an intensified focus on watchmaker brands and luxury jewellery. DFS is planning a mini boutique hall for watches and jewellery, with specialised fit-outs and a very innovative selling environment. The store will also feature individual outlets from a rollcall of the world s most prestigious luxury brands, including Hermès, Christian Dior, Gucci, Fendi, Cartier, Prada, Burberry, Ermenegildo Zegna, Tods, Dunhill, Chaumet, Celine, Chopard, Ralph Lauren, Loewe, Omega, TAG Heuer, De Beers, Van Cleef & Arpels and many more. It s a prospect that has DFS Group Chairman and CEO Ed Brennan (pictured) buzzing. Macao will be the newest expression of the DFS commitment to delivering the world s most popular luxury brands in an environment that reflects our customers needs for elegance and excellent service, he says. The architecture and detail continue the commitment we have to luxury for DFS stores. Crucially, too, the addition of Macao to the DFS destination portfolio underlines the group s determination to build its business in China and to the travelling Chinese Brennan s key motivation in shifting group headquarters from San Francisco to Hong Kong in January Weiner says that Chinese and Japanese travellers will be key targets, with significant business from other Asian nationalities. Can DFS surpass the towering heights it achieved in Okinawa? The luxury industry has little doubt. 124 The Moodie Report
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Friday, December 12, 2014
Christmas Crafts Are Done!
12 comments:
- Lululiz said...
Just look at those sweet creations, they are gorgeous. Happy card making, Kelly, and enjoy the Christmas Season.
- December 12, 2014 at 12:44 PM
- Betsy@My Salvaged Treasures said...
These are so creative and so pretty. Love them all, but my favorite is the first one.
- December 12, 2014 at 2:20 PM
- suziqu's thread works said...
These are lovely Kelly. I'm almost up to the same stage as you - more cards but now for friends and family.
Enjoy the Festive Season!
- December 12, 2014 at 6:59 PM
- Stephanie said...
Your creations always amaze me, Kelly! I love your work and the detail you put into each item.
Happy weekend to you!
- December 13, 2014 at 12:10 AM
- ~Damita's Pretty Wrap~ said...
Oh these are all so lovely and pretty!! Love the ones with a little "window" in the front with the frames :) Merry Christmas!! xo Holly
- December 13, 2014 at 2:20 PM
- Linda said...
Hi Kelly,
I love them all! Awesome job!! You are so creative!! Happy Christmas!
- December 13, 2014 at 3:14 PM
- CelestinaMarie@SouthernDayDreams said...
Hi Kelly, your creations are gorgeous. You are one talented girl my friend.
I am caught up too and just have some baking to do. Have fun with your card creating.
Wishing you a special Christmas and Blessings always.
- December 13, 2014 at 5:07 PM
- Decor To Adore said...
Oh they are all so lovely that it's hard to pick a favorite! But I do love the second and the last. Gorgeous!
I wanted to thank you for your kindness and friendship. My wish is that your holiday season is filled with peace, love and joy. May you and yours be blessed with health and happiness in the new year.
- December 16, 2014 at 7:33 AM
- Eugenia Maru http://lulurulitos.blogspot.com said...
Muy hermosos todos!
realmente lindos.
¡Feliz Navidad!
- December 16, 2014 at 8:39 AM
- Art and Sand said...
Your Christmas crafts are so cute.
Today I will be in my creative space making a banner for a friend and doing a little sewing. I am all ready for Christmas and am having fun just playing.
- December 16, 2014 at 11:05 AM
- Nook and Cranny said...
Everything looks amazing.
Happy Holidays to you Kelly.
- December 17, 2014 at 3:51 PM
- Oxana said...
These are very Cool! Love them!
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Opium, muck and bullets: The Mail joins the Gurkhas on patrol in Afghanistan
Night has come and with it heavy rain, blocking the light of a full moon. Nothing stirs in the desert village, where some 30 heavily armed men crouch at the foot of the straw-and-mud outside walls of the residential compounds.
It is the day that a short, local Taliban ceasefire is supposed to be ending. Intelligence reports suggest that village elders had brokered it with the insurgents to allow farmers to sow wheat and opium poppies in the fields surrounding Patrol Base Woqab, the remote and embattled Afghan home of B Company, 2nd Battalion Royal Gurkha Rifles (2RGR). That period of grace is over, apparently. The planting is done.
Attacks will begin again.
Fierce: British troops launch rocket attacks against the relentless Taliban
This evening the Gurkhas' 5 Platoon are pushing a foot patrol out towards the FLET (forward line of enemy troops) to show them who is in charge.
Photographer Jamie Wiseman and I are with them.
Earlier, as the light had faded and we jogged through fields of poppies, an American F-18 fighter bomber flew up the valley at an ear-splittingly low level — called in as a 'show of force' to protect our patrol, following reports of Taliban troop movement.
Now there is silence, save for a far-off guard dog, the shifting of military boots in cloying mud and the occasional crackle of a radio.
Almost complete darkness. Then a faint rumble, which grows louder.
The Taliban pushing the wheelbarrow along a side road is some ten metres from the foremost rifleman before he realises, no doubt to his great shock, that he is not alone.
He drops the barrow and legs it back up the pathway. 'Stop!' a voice yells in English. But the man is off and away into the pitch black.
The reasons are soon clear. In the barrow is a pickaxe and a sack.
A Gurkha tentatively shifts the bag's opening to reveal metal shell casings and wires. It looks like an IED ( improvised explosive device).
A black labrador called Max and handler Lance Corporal Stu Canavan are called forward.
Max is trained in detecting explosives. Max gets very excited by what is in the wheelbarrow.
Courage: Soldiers from Gurkhas' 5 Platoon trek through winter's cloying mud
Last month, three Royal Marines from the Gurkha's 3 Commando Brigade were killed by a boy suicide bomber while on patrol in Helmand.
His device was in a wheelbarrow such as this one.
But the fact that tonight there is a pickaxe and the Taliban ran away suggests a different modus operandi to our patrol leader, the youthful and enthusiastic Lieutenant Oli Cochrane, from Kent.
He deduces that the IED was on its way for burial in a nearby road, to be detonated later when a British patrol passed.
Cochrane decides, to my consternation at least, that he will personally wheel the barrow and its contents through the darkness and mud, back to base for examination.
As he has only recently had a bullet stopped by his radio pack and seen his rucksack riddled in the same action (in which one of his men was killed), then fate is surely being tempted.
First, though, he must clear his hair-raising task with HQ.
As I listen to him seeking permission, I am reminded of a notice I saw in the breakfast tent in Camp Bastion, the comparatively luxurious and secure main HQ base.
It read: 'For health and safety reasons, this toaster has been taken out of service.'
Sounds like Cochrane's kind of toaster.
Thankfully, perhaps, HQ tells Cochrane: 'No.'
Our Gurkha platoon is ordered to stay put in this exposed position and wait to be relieved. A bomb disposal team will arrive the next morning.
Meanwhile, the rain becomes heavier.
The Royal Gurkha Rifles have been in the news a lot because of the Government's disgraceful blocking of their Nepalese-born veterans' right, if desired, to stay in the UK after retirement.
No soldier who left the regiment before July 1, 1997, when its HQ was moved from Hong Kong to Kent, can live in Britain, because they cannot demonstrate 'strong ties' with the UK.
In September, the High Court ruled in a crucial test case that this was unfair and ordered the Government to review its policy.
The judge, Mr Justice Blake, said their great sacrifices had earned them 'an unquestionable moral debt of honour' from the British people.
But the Government is still dragging its heels, in spite of a 250,000-name petition, fronted by Gurkha officer's daughter Joanna Lumley.
Meanwhile, the tough hill soldiers get on with what they have done for almost two centuries — fighting and often dying for Great Britain for a fraction of the pay and pension of their British-born comrades.
Threat: Gurkhas discover a wheel barrow full of Taliban explosives and a pickaxe
Forty-five thousand Gurkhas dead and some 150,000 wounded so far.
Thirteen Victoria Crosses won. Prince Harry served with the regiment's 1st Battalion when he was in Afghanistan.
Within a fortnight of arriving here in the autumn, the Gurkha Rifles lost its first man, during its first contact with the enemy.
Rifleman Yubraj Rai was shot dead as he crossed a field. Three of his comrades risked their lives recovering his body under heavy fire. That is the Gurkha way.
Soon afterwards, as the Gurkhas sought to push the Taliban back from the district centre of Musa Qala, Colour Sergeant Krishnabahadur Dura, 36, was killed. An IED tore through the 25-ton Warrior armoured vehicle in which the married father-of-two was travelling.
This got headlines in the UK because Dura was the first British soldier killed inside a Warrior in Afghanistan (his widow has since been told that she could be deported from the UK, because she has no rights to stay).
The fact that a female British army officer, travelling with him, lost a leg in the attack also got reported.
What hasn't been is that another Gurkha in the Warrior lost both his legs. The married, early twentysomething, is now at Headley Court, the military rehabilitation centre in Surrey.
'He is very worried and wants to return to the regiment after rehabilitation,' Major Shiva Limbu, a Falklands veteran and the battalion's most senior Gurkha, tells me. 'We want to find him a job. But it depends on what the MoD decide.'
Major Shiva, who has served for 28 years, is proud.
'When I saw these boys on the training range back in the UK, I didn't think they could uphold the tradition of their ancestors,' he admits.
'But I was wrong — they have proved themselves.'
The indolent X-Box-culture has reached Nepal, too. But as the Gurkhas have 22,000 recruit applications every year, for only 230 places, they still get the best of the best.
Of the veteran's campaign, the Major says: 'It matters a great deal to us serving out here to know the British public still cares about the Gurkhas.'
Our journey to Patrol Base Woqab begins at Battle Group North-West HQ in Musa Qala, a small town where the Helmand desert meets the Hindu Kush.
It was taken from the Taliban a little more than a year ago.
Since their arrival in autumn, the Gurkhas have pushed the Taliban farther back, a couple of miles from the centre north and south.
The Taliban attack these extremities almost daily. Every evening, HQ briefs the outlying posts by secure radio.
It is like Radio 4 at the top of the hour. The briefing begins with the weather forecast and ends with the English football results. The grim stuff comes in between.
Support: Royal Logistics Corps IED clearance soldiers remove the bombs
Tonight's reports tell of the approach of suspected suicide bombers from Pakistan and a car bomb on a pick-up intended for the district centre.
A particularly cunning IED maker, one Mohammed Gul, has been killed in an air strike. This good news gets an ironic cheer. But a 'friendly forces' soldier has been killed by a mine near Kajaki. Grim faces.
There is a row of plywood phone booths next to the ops room. Two days earlier, someone had put a tape across their doors.
This happens quite frequently here and it's never good. It means that someone has been killed or wounded.
The tape is to prevent personnel from telling someone at home before the MoD informs the casualty's family.
On this occasion, a soldier has lost a leg.
Back in the UK, you would not know this because it is MoD policy not to report the wounded, only the deaths.
Outside the briefing, an Afghan translator sits improving his English by reading a book titled Why Is Pubic Hair Curly? It adds to the unreal atmosphere.
Patrol Base Woqab is some two miles north of Musa Qala district centre. The only armed forces beyond it are Taliban.
Woqab was set up in November after a Gurkha offensive. The straw-and-mud compound in the middle of poppy and wheat fields used to be a Taliban firing point.
Now the Royal Gurkha Rifles emblem, a crossed kukri knife, flies from a birch trunk flagpole.
Conditions are primitive. Naturally there is neither running water nor mains electricity. Most of the men don't have a solid roof over their heads.
Ablutions revolve around a drainpipe and an oil drum.
Here, B Company 2RGR and their support specialists are a gathering of nations.
The Nepalese Gurkhas are led by Major Ross Daines, from Bulawayo. Their observation point is commanded by an Australian Gurkha officer, inevitably nicknamed 'Dingo'.
The dog handler Canavan is an Ulsterman and the base is resupplied by the 'Welsh Cavalry', aka the Queen's Dragoon Guards.
But the most arresting feature is the mud. Days of rain have turned the camp into a quagmire, more like the Ypres salient of 1917 than Afghanistan's heat-and-dust image.
Lance Bombardier Daniel Travers of 29 Commando has a more modern analogy. 'Glastonbury without the music.'
There are several cases of foot rot caused by the wet and cold — trench foot, it used to be called 90 years ago.
'I ask them to keep their feet as dry as possible,' says Royal Navy medic James Patrick, from Billingham. 'But here, that's just not possible.'
In one of the base sangers — fortified observation posts — Lance Corporal Min 'Taliban Killer' Limbu is on watch. He is the company's best sniper, with four confirmed kills.
Below him, Bollywood film music wafts from a tent. Ancient copies of Country Life and the Kathmandu Post are to hand. B Company's noticeboard is a brave attempt at normality.
There is a calendar with an Irish snow scene next to a plinth mounted with a fist-sized piece of 107mm rocket which just missed the camp four days before Christmas. A Gurkha has written beneath it: 'Everyone were (sic) very lucky.'
Keep going: the Gurkhas hold the line for Britain as they have done for 200 years
Another piece of paper sets out the forthcoming '2RGR Brigade Six Nations rugby match prediction sweepstake'.
In other parts of the camp, intense games of chess are being played by the Gurkhas.
A huge wok is sometimes used to curry goat, bought from their local police colleagues for an extortionate $100 a head.
'Yubraj being killed so soon in the tour was a big shock for the boys and I think it took them about six weeks to recover,' says Major Daines. 'Morale is very high now.'
But war is never far away.
First light brings the chug of heavy machine gun fire and the whoomph of a 105mm shell being fired from a Commando artillery position into the compounds beyond our poppy fields.
Armed Taliban and their 'dickers' — spotters — have been seen probing the position of the Gurkha platoon guarding the IED. The artillery strike kills at least one of the enemy and 'seriously alarms' two others.
Today's deadly game of cat-and-mouse has begun. 'Can you run the route that you walked back last night?' we are asked. 'We might have to cross enemy firing points.'
We return to the IED position safely. One section of 6 Platoon, now guarding the IED, has woken up soaked to find they have also been sleeping on what was obviously the village toilet.
'F***ing cold last night,' Capt Gajendra Angdembe grins. 'Boys were whingeing.'
Now they are concentrating on protecting a bomb disposal team, led by Captain Tom Bennett, from Kent, from the Taliban probes.
Bennett ascertains that the barrow contains four wired-up 105mm shell cases, filled with home-made explosive. It is known as a daisy-chain IED and it is an infantry patrol killer.
One of the barrow handles is a British heavy machine gun casing. 'Cheeky,' observes one of the sappers.
There is no detonator — it was probably being carried by the man pushing the barrow. Bennett makes the device safe — 'I never get blase doing this. You only need to make a mistake once' — and the battered barrow is wheeled off, with scrap iron and pickaxe inside. The sappers whistle the theme to Steptoe And Son.
A hole is found in an empty compound and the shells are placed in it, ready for disposal by explosion.
The area is cleared. There is a crash and a large object flies over our heads and into a compound beyond, from which an Afghan clutching a kohl-eyed baby girl emerges.
The flying object was one of the artillery shells.
Captain Angdembe orders his platoon to move, the bomb disposal team in tow. Taliban dickers are already on the move to see what caused the bang and help cut off the Gurkhas' return to Woqab.
Later, the platoon mounts a patrol towards the district centre. And once again we run into a Taliban. This time there is no escape for him.
Dressed in a black turban and green shawl, the man is astride a Honda motorcycle when, in a warren of farm compounds, he rounds a corner to be confronted by the platoon.
He is seen to throw two objects into an irrigation channel.
Both are recovered. One is a walkie-talkie. The other is a Russian-made automatic pistol. 'Taliban commander,' comes the message down the patrol line.
By the time I reach him, he is squatting against a wall in plastic handcuffs. He watches coolly as his hands are tested for explosives residue.
'I am not a Talib,' he says. 'I killed a man, so I have problems and have to carry a gun.'
'One hundred per cent Taliban!' declares an Afghan policeman. Capt Angdembe agrees.
This year, the Americans plan to double their troop numbers in Afghanistan to 60,000. British forces could rise from 8,100 to 10,000.
Most of these will be deployed in Helmand to push the Taliban out of their heartland.
In the meantime, the Gurkhas hold the line for our Queen and country in the most appalling conditions, as they have done for nearly two centuries.
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