Jeremy Bamber's belated graveside eulogy... VIDEO
Transcription of the Vlog.
Dear mum and dad, I wish with all my heart that I could be there to read my letter to you myself, but it won't be long now before justice will be done and I will be able to visit you myself. Dad, I know you hated injustice and would never have let me suffer as I have done these last 30 years for a crime I did not commit. It must be heartbreaking for you looking down and seeing me punished for no reason and that the British Justice System has failed me. I am so very proud of you; I was lucky enough to get hold of your war records some time ago dad and they're fascinating. I can picture you flying your Mosquito and imagine what a teriffic pilot you must have been, taking part in so many missions. And mum! Well, only last week I was astounded when I received your war records. I knew you had served with the
FANY's but you never spoke to anyone very much about serving your country in India, Ceylon and the Far East and I was amazed when I read that you had been part of the
Special Operations Executive , which as far as I know is a predecessor to the SAS, it made me cry to see your signature on the documents as I didn't have any idea that you were so accomplished and I feel so honoured to have such brave parents. There are many times when I have felt overwhelmed with sadness, because my fight for justice means that Sheila is put centre stage in my fight for Justice, which of course, is right I suppose, but a mental health illness means that she was not culpable for her actions in a legal sense. You both know how close Sheila and I were and the happy times we shared together and I will always love my sister as I will always love you both. It saddens me everyday that I did not have a greater understanding of what Sheila endured with her schizophrenia and how fragile she was, needing so much more help than we ever realised. I vow though, that when I achieve my freedom, I will do all I can, not only to honour Sheila's memory, I will do all that I can to help organisations which help with people who suffer from mental health issues. I will never stop fighting against the injustice of my wrongful conviction or to put the record straight about you, about Sheila. People have over the years said such cruel and untrue things about you, when you were caring, kind and gentle people, who would do whatever you could to help others and this has deeply upset me. I miss you all – every moment of every day, but I hope you're proud of the man I am and the determination I have to continue fighting. I do have people who are there for me, friends who stand by me and help out everyday in my fight for both your honour and my freedom. I'm not on my own and I don't want you to worry because it won't be long now before I'll be sitting in the little church yard myself and will be able to visit your grave in person. I love you with all my heart - Jeremy