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The 1972 Great Britain Olympic luge team relax in a bathouse in Sapporo, Japan
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The 1972 Great Britain Olympic luge team relax in a bathouse in Sapporo, Japan
1972 Sapporo Winter Olympics
The Great Britain mens luge team relax in a bathouse in Sapporo, Japan. Pictured are Jonnie Woodall, Jeremy Palmer-Tomkinson (front left), Richard Liversedge, Rupert Deen, Stephen Marsh, and Michel de Carvalho (third from right).
Palmer-Tomkinsons father James and brother Charles were also Winter Olympians, while his neice Tara later became famous as a socialite.
de Carvalho (as Michel Ray) had enjoyed a brief Hollywood film career including the role of the Arab boy ?Faraj? in Lawrence of Arabia. His wife Charlene is the daughter of the Dutch brewing magnate Freddy Heineken, and she inherited the family fortune in 2002
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In this print from the 1972 Sapporo Winter Olympics, we catch a glimpse of the Great Britain men's luge team unwinding in a bathhouse in Sapporo, Japan. Amongst them are Jonnie Woodall, Jeremy Palmer-Tomkinson (front left), Richard Liversedge, Rupert Deen, Stephen Marsh, and Michel de Carvalho (third from right). Palmer-Tomkinson comes from a family with a rich Olympic history; his father James and brother Charles were also Winter Olympians. Interestingly enough, his niece Tara would later gain fame as a socialite. De Carvalho had an intriguing past himself before joining the British team. Known by his stage name Michel Ray during his brief Hollywood film career, he even portrayed an Arab boy named "Faraj" in the iconic movie Lawrence of Arabia. Adding to the allure of their story is de Carvalho's wife Charlene who happens to be Freddy Heineken's daughter – inheriting her family fortune in 2002. This remarkable photograph captured by Colorsport / Stewart Fraser not only freezes a moment of relaxation for these athletes but also provides us with glimpses into their fascinating backgrounds and connections beyond sports.
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