More Brits inextricably linked to India include the Beatles, who spent time in Rishikesh in 1968, meditating and making music at the ashram of Maharishi Mahesh.
Its history – Australia was claimed as a British territory in 1829 following Captain James Cook's arrival in 1770 – means the established link between Brits and Aussies remains strong, albeit with a healthy dose of banter.
Michael Tagicakibau picked up, twisted through two tackles and linked with Brits, who found Mouritz Botha.
The head of Eurotunnel, the operator of the undersea rail tunnel linking Brit- ain and France, said directors had approved his proposal to restructure the company's crippling debt.
Treacy already has a link with the Brits, creating the headpiece and mask that Lady Gaga wore for her tribute performance to fashion designer Alexander McQueen at the 2010 ceremony, following his suicide.
A 2012 study of more than 6,000 Brits born in 1958 found a link between high IQ in childhood and the use of illegal drugs in adulthood.
A chunk of audience was lost to popular Twitter personalities, including Harry Styles, who received 205,000 retweets for his social offering on the night, which sadly didn't carry a hashtag or link back to The Brits' account.
And Southwest is thin on the ground in north-east US, with no flights to, or from, the favourite American airport for Brits: Newark, the New York gateway with links from Belfast, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Gatwick, Glasgow, Heathrow, Manchester, and Bristol (to November at least).
"He wanted to make that link between me, the first Brit in space, and himself, the second.
Even Charles Krauthammer on tonight's Fox All Stars (can't find a link) shrugged off a depressed Brit Hume and a more jittery than usual Fred Barnes to say nice things about Obama's transition team and process.
