I had the the honour of Jim Muir and his daughter Diyala staying with us recently. There is a reason for this –  Jim is the grandfather of my two children, and it is very rare we get to see him due to where he lives and the nature of his work. A lot of you will recognise the name as he is a long standing BBC Middle East War Correspondent – based in Beirut. I took some photos of Jim and this is just one of them that I think shows so much character and his sense of humour.

Jim Muir