Queen gives royal pardon to Alan Turing, the WWII codebreaking hero who was convicted for being gay then sterilised by the state
Alan Turing led the way in cracking the Enigma codes at Bletchley Park
But he took his own life after 1952 conviction led to his chemical castration
It is only the fourth Royal pardon since the end of the Second World War
Gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell said 50,000 more apologies are due
By Tim Shipman
PUBLISHED: 00:25 GMT, 24 December 2013 | UPDATED: 10:48 GMT, 24 December 2013
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz2oPdAwnFE
Alan Turing led the way in cracking the Enigma codes at Bletchley Park
But he took his own life after 1952 conviction led to his chemical castration
It is only the fourth Royal pardon since the end of the Second World War
Gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell said 50,000 more apologies are due
By Tim Shipman
PUBLISHED: 00:25 GMT, 24 December 2013 | UPDATED: 10:48 GMT, 24 December 2013
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz2oPdAwnFE