In an elegant early Victorian building called the Organ Factory in London’s East End, Giles Duley, the photographer, presenter, chef and charity CEO, is addressing an event to mark his 53rd birthday and what should have been the visit of Olive Musetsamfura, a survivor of the Rwandan genocide.
“Olive is unable to be here because immigration decided to revoke her visa,” he explains to around 100 people, wryly observing that her rejection is “a story that is somewhat appropriate” to the times.
