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
HMS Gurkha (F20) stopped by a single bomb hit. The crew were rescued by the cruiser "Aurora" and the destroyer "Mashona", with "Gurkha" sinking with the loss of 16 of her crew. HMS Gurkha (F20) HMS "Gurkha" was a destroyer that saw active service in the Norway Campaign in 1940, where she was sunk. On 10 March 1936, two Tribal-class destroyers were ordered from Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, "Gurkha" (originally "Ghurka") and . Both ships were laid down at Fairfield's Govan, Glasgow shipyard on 6 July 1936, and "Gurkha" was launched on 7 July 1937. Like many of the Tribals, completion of