Read What You See Is What You Get: My Autobiography Online
Authors: Alan Sugar
Tags: #Business & Economics, #Economic History
53. Reunited with my old mates. From left to right: Malcolm, Geoff, me, Steve and Tony, at my fiftieth birthday party in March 1997.
54. With Gordon Brown, then Chancellor of the Exchequer, in April 1998.
55. With George Graham, God'sothergift to football and my last-ditch attempt to find success on the pitch.
56. I was honoured to accept a knighthood from Her Majesty the Queen in June 2000.
57. 'Arise, Sir Alan'. This photograph was taken after the ceremony. From left to right: Harold Regal, Shirley, Ann, me, Derek, Brenda, Daphne, Harold Mazin.
58. We had a fantastic party at Bramstons to celebrate our fortieth wedding anniversary. From left to right: (standing) Jake, Alex, Matthew, Daniel, Emma, Simon, Mark, Nathan, Joe; (seated) Michaela, Rachel, Ann, Fay, me, Louise.
59. I thought it was great being part of a popular show likeThe Apprentice. Here is a selection of the winners over the years, clockwise from top left: series 1 winner Tim Campbell; series 3 winner Simon Ambrose; series 5 winner Yasmina Siadatan; and series 4 winner Lee McQueen.
60. Nick Hewer and Margaret Mountford had worked with me for many years before the show. It wasThe Apprenticethat made them friends, though.
61. And here I'm with the candidates ofThe Junior Apprentice.
62. With mates Piers Morgan and Nick Hewer.
63. It was a great honour to be made Lord Sugar of Clapton. Ann, of course, was already a lady.
64. On the day of the ennoblement ceremony, 20 July 2009, I got emotional seeing my family and thinking about my mum and dad. From left to right: Brenda, Minnie, Harold Regal, Johnnie, Ann, me, Daphne, Shirley, Harold Mazin and Derek.