Claim 0c58e3c8Checked 09 Jul 2026
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“He is very busy being president of his regiment.”
Reasoning & Evidence09 Jul 2026
The underlying point is broadly supported: a 2012 Guardian profile described Guy Farage as “a drinker and president of the local Territorial Army,” which is close to Nigel Farage’s remark that his father was busy with his regiment. (theguardian.com) However, the wording here is imprecise and “very busy” is subjective; I could not verify the exact title “president of his regiment” from an official regimental source. Later archival material does show Guy Farage remained deeply involved with the Kent and Sharpshooters Yeomanry Museum as chairman of trustees, which supports that he stayed active in military-regimental circles. (bishopsgate.org.uk) Sources: The Guardian, “Nigel Farage: I was never scared of being out on a limb”; Bishopsgate Institute / Mapping Museums project interview transcript for Guy Farage and Daniel Taylor.
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Oh yes. In fact, both of my parents are very dynamic people – they get involved, they get stuck in. My father has just retired – quite good to be stockbroking still at the age of 75 – and now he’s very busy being president of his regiment and things like that. He is an extremely colourful character, and certainly in the City was extremely well known. I talk a little bit in the book about some of the problems he had…
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| [1] | bishopsgate.org.uk |
| [2] | theguardian.com |