Former war correspondent speaks for Amersham charity

She was visiting the venue in Sycamore Road on Thursday to help promote the work of Amersham charity Friends of the Belarusian Children's Hospice, of which she is a patron.
She said: "People always say to me it seems such a dangerous job you must always have wanted to do it but, no, I am a chicken and have got no intention of getting involved in danger."
Despite her best intentions when she joined BBC Radio Durham, Ms Adie who began making the tea and feeding the station cat, later went on to report on the Northern Ireland troubles, the Iranian Embassy siege in 1980, protests in Tienanmen Square in 1989 and conflicts including the Gulf War, Serbia and Bosnia.
She said: "At no time did I ever consider doing anything dangerous or even reporting. I wasn't allowed near the newsroom - it may as well have had 'gents' written on the door. I fell into reporting, it was a bit of a surprise.
"It's not a job where you confront danger, that's the difference. Even the worst editor in the world can't force you to go somewhere horrendously dangerous. You don't have to deal with it, you are there as a witness or a bystander."
Chairwoman of Friends of the Belarusian Children's Hospice Daryl Ann Hardman welcomed Kate to the town after they met on a visit to the project in Minsk two years ago and Kate decided to help.
She said: "We held the event to raise money to pay the staff salaries at the hospice which come to £67,000 for 22 people. They are at the heart of the hospice."
The hospice in Belarus cares for children with serious health problems, many of which were caused by the Chernobyl disaster in 1986.
Ms Adie also spoke about her latest book Into Danger, which tells stories of those who put their lives on the line in the name of work.
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