1947 Men's British Open Squash Championship 1947 Men's British Open Squash Championship The 1947 Open Championship was between the defending champion Jim Dear of the Queen's Club and the professional champion Mahmoud Karim of Egypt. The Amateur Championships returned in December 1946 and the Professional Championships returned in March 1947, so there had not been time to organise a 1946 Open Championships. However the first leg of the 1947 Open Championships finally took place on 17 December at the Lansdowne Club with the second leg held at the Royal Automobile Club on 22 December. Mahmoud Karim ran out an easy winner in the first leg winning
Fiona Graham-Mackay Fiona Graham-Mackay Fiona Graham-Mackay ("nee" Fiona Margaret Bain born 24 February apparently at an unknown location 1956) is a British painter. She is known for her portraits of the British royal family. Graham-Mackay attended the Royal College of Art, where she studied under Quentin Blake. Her work has been featured on BBC, as she paints Andrew Motion. Graham-Mackay was chosen to paint the first official portrait of the Duchess of Cambridge. In 2012, she completed her portrait of Prince Michael of Kent. Graham-Mackay is also known for her portrait of Seamus Heaney, which was unveiled just before his death in