Across as some kind of creepy tourist who was just kind of feasting on the unusual sight and ticking it off on a weird bucket list. That wasn t my intention, i was invited there, but i m aware that it s a sensitive area, isn t it? oh, but you can see. . . I mean, vitaly, i m sure, agrees with me that the reaction of ukrainians that you were there, they were very honoured, they were so pleased, because they know you, and also because you have become a well known advocate of what is a growing issue for ukraine, and that is how to deal with mental health. Yeah, yeah. And that s why i went there. Olena zelenska, the first lady, she has, for a few years now, had these special conferences in which she invites other first ladies and, as they call them, first ladies and gentlemen. So the first ladies and gentlemen gather, and discuss things, and use what i suppose you might call the soft power of a presidential or prime ministerial spouse. Their connections and their ability to get things done
audience cheers. the wonderful dan walker. hello, birmingham! the wonderful dan walker. oh, this is nice, isn t it? the wonderful dan walker. hello, everybody. the wonderful dan walker. wow! the wonderful dan walker. we also have someone very, very special in the audience with us here in birmingham. would you please give a huge round of applause to 11 year old amelia, who s with us in the audience today? audience applauds. there she is down there. give us a wave, amelia. let me tell you a little bit about amelia, because as i said, she s11. and back in 2017, amelia was diagnosed with bone cancer. now, she loves to dance. she loves dancing. everyone up here loves dancing as well. and what happened to amelia is, the cancer got into her body and she had to have her leg amputated. and she had a prosthetic leg on her left leg for a while. and earlier this month, she managed to get a blade fitted. now, as somebody who loves dancing, the blade has enabled her to move much more freely and actu