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a b Pearce, Sally (12 January 1986). "Cliff Richard, the pop world's greatest survivor, says..." New Straits Times . Retrieved 7 July 2013. Clarke, Melonie (19 February 2013). "…I'd have been a good father…". The Lady. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014 . Retrieved 3 January 2014. a b "Sir Cliff Richard: Evergreen entertainer". BBC News. 12 March 2003 . Retrieved 13 September 2012. Richard concluded his thirtieth year in music by achieving a UK Christmas No. 1 single in 1988 with " Mistletoe and Wine", while simultaneously holding the No. 1 positions on the album and video charts with the compilation Private Collection, which summed up his biggest hits from 1979 to 1988. "Mistletoe and Wine" was Richard's 99th UK single and spent four weeks at the top of the chart. It was the best-selling UK single of 1988, shifting 750,000 copies. [47] The album was certified quadruple platinum, becoming Richard's first to be certified multi-platinum by the BPI since it introduced multi-platinum awards in February 1987. [48] [49] Before their first large-scale appearance, at the Regal Ballroom in Ripley, Derbyshire in 1958, they adopted the name "Cliff Richard and the Drifters". The four members were Harry Webb (by then going under the stage name "Cliff Richard"), Ian Samwell on guitar, Terry Smart on drums and Norman Mitham on guitar. None of the other three played with the later and better known Shadows, although Samwell wrote songs for Richard's later career. Agent George Ganjou saw the group perform in London, and recommended them to Norrie Paramor for an audition. [25]

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Roberts, David (17 June 2006). Guinness World Records: British Hit Singles and Albums (19thed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 978-1-904994-10-7. Persaud, Christopher H. K (2003). God in Our Midst. USA: Xlibris Corporation. p.67. ISBN 9781465325747 . Retrieved 22 June 2014. [ self-published source] When later asked why he has never married, Richard said: "I've had a few false alarms. I've been in love, but marriage is a big commitment and being an artist consumes a great deal of time." [113] He said that in the early 1970s he was in love with the singer and actress Olivia Newton-John. Richard said: "At the time when I and many of us were in love with Olivia she was engaged to someone else. I'm afraid I lost the chance." [113]

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Turner, Steve (2008). Cliff Richard: the biography (50thed.). Oxford: Lion. ISBN 978-0-7459-5279-6. OCLC 174130052. Sir Cliff Richard quizzed by detectives over sex crime claim". Channel 4 News. 24 August 2014 . Retrieved 28 September 2014. In 1948, following Indian independence, the family embarked on a three-week sea voyage to Tilbury, Essex, England aboard the SS Ranchi. The Webbs moved from comparative wealth in India, where they lived in a company-supplied flat at Howrah near Calcutta, to a semi-detached house in Carshalton, north Surrey. Harry Webb attended a local primary school, Stanley Park Juniors, in Carshalton. In 1949, his father obtained employment in the credit control office of Thorn Electrical Industries and the family moved in with other relatives in Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, where he attended Kings Road Junior Mixed Infants School, until a three-bedroom council house in nearby Cheshunt was allocated to them in 1950, at 12 Hargreaves Close.

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Richard has also supported numerous UK charities over many years through the Cliff Richard Charitable Trust, both through donations and by making personal visits to schools, churches, hospitals, and homes for special needs children. Richard's passion for tennis, which was encouraged by his former girlfriend, Sue Barker, also led him in 1991 to establish the Cliff Richard Tennis Foundation. The charity has encouraged thousands of primary schools in the UK to introduce the sport, with over 200,000 children taking part in the tennis sessions which tour the country. The foundation has since become part of the charitable wing of the Lawn Tennis Association. [90] [142] [143] Scottish independence referendum [ edit ] In 1999, controversy again arose regarding radio stations refusing to play his releases when EMI, Richard's label since 1958, refused to release his song, " The Millennium Prayer", having judged that the song did not have commercial potential. [62] Richard took it to an independent label, Papillon, which released the charity recording (in aid of Children's Promise). The single went on to top the UK chart for three weeks, becoming his fourteenth and, as of December 2022, most recent No.1 single. [63] [64] Since March 1966, Richard has followed the practice of giving away at least one-tenth of his income to charity. [139] Richard has stated that two biblical principles have guided him in how to use his money. He said: "Firstly, it was the love of money (not money itself) that was the root of all evil. Secondly, to be good and responsible stewards of what was entrusted to us." [140] In 1990, Richard said: "Those of us who have something to offer have to be prepared to give all the time." [114]In his 2008 autobiography, Richard wrote that his views on certain issues are less judgemental than when he was younger. [130] He called on the Church of England to affirm people's commitment in same-sex marriage. [131] He wrote: "In the end, I believe, people are going to be judged for what they are. It seems to me that commitment is the issue, and if anyone comes to me and says: 'This is my partner – we are committed to each other,' then I don't care what their sexuality is. I'm not going to judge – I'll leave that to God." [105] Duffin, Claire (27 April 2013). "Sir Cliff Richard reveals the secrets of his eternal youth". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 11 January 2022 . Retrieved 3 January 2014. In his autobiography, Richard stressed that "sex is not one of the things that drives me", but he also wrote of his seduction by Carol Costa, who at the time was the estranged wife of Jet Harris. [105]

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Holden, Michael (16 June 2016). "UK singer Cliff Richard will not face sex crime charges". Reuters. London . Retrieved 17 October 2016.a b "Alzheimer's Research UK: Patrons". Alzheimer's Research UK. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013 . Retrieved 28 September 2013. Although he has never married, Richard has rarely lived alone. For many years, he shared his main home with his charity and promotion schedules manager, Bill Latham, and Latham's mother. [116] [117] In 1982, Richard described them as his "second family". [118] Latham's girlfriend, Jill, also lived at the house in Weybridge, Surrey, with them for a time. [99] In 1993, Bill Latham said of Richard's bachelor status: "His freedom has meant that he has been able to do much more than if he had a family. He always goes the extra mile. If he was to have a relationship, he would give it everything. So because his commitments have been his career, his faith, and more latterly, tennis, he has given himself wholeheartedly to those three activities." [119] Richard has donated to the dementia research charity, Alzheimer's Research UK. He has helped to raise funds and awareness of the disease by speaking publicly about his mother's condition. [102]