17th March Nazanin has a not so sweet homecoming


After spending 6 years held prisoner in Iraq there are many things that Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has missed. 

Speaking in an exclusive interview with Grace Under Pressure at Brize Norton airport Nazanin revealed, " One of the things that kept me going during my enforced captivity was the hope that one day I would be able to go shopping with my husband   to BHS, Banana Republic Staples, Maplins, Poundworld, Victoria's Secret, Bonmarche, Debenhams and specially with my 7 year old daugher Gabriella to Toys R Us.

It was a revelation that was met by an overwhelming silence in the press room. After an arkward silence that seemed to last as long as her captivity, her husband Richard whispered the shocking news in her ear that all those stores were in fact now closed. 

Visibly disappointed Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe struggled to hide her emotion at this news but put on a brave face for the world's press before replying with great positivity, "Oh well never mind," she said,  "at least I'll be able share some of my teenage memories and watch my daughter Gabriella grow up as we cuddle up everyday on the sofa together to watch Neighbours together."

At the time of going to press Grace Under Pressure is unable to confirm that gaffer tape was very securely placed over Boris Johnson's mouth just to prevent him proclaiming the release and homecoming of Britain's greatest ever spy, before Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe had actually landed in the UK. But if it was we hope it remains in place for a long, long time.

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