Gurkha with at least four years service would be allowed to settle in the UK. Actress Joanna Lumley, daughter of Gurkha corps Maj. James Lumley who had highlighted the treatment of the Gurkhas and campaigned for their rights, commented, "This is the welcome we have always longed to give". A charity, The Gurkha Welfare Trust, provides aid to alleviate hardship and distress among Gurkha ex-servicemen. On 9 June 2015, a celebration called the Gurkha 200, held at The Royal Hospital Chelsea and attended by members of the royal family, commemorated the bicentennial of the Gurkha Welfare Trust by paying tribute to
The Gurkha Welfare Trust 200 Pageant on 9 June. Lumley, whose father served in the 6th Gurkha Rifles, is a Vice Patron of the Trust. All proceeds raised through the Gurkha 200 campaign were dedicated to The Gurkha Welfare Trust’s welfare and relief activity in Nepal. The Gurkha Welfare Trust The Gurkha Welfare Trust is a British charity (Reg. Charity No. 1103669) established in 1969. It is the principal UK charity dedicated to the provision of aid to Gurkha ex-servicemen and their dependants in their homeland of Nepal, and increasingly in the UK and elsewhere. Nepal has limited industry, agriculture and infrastructure. It also