Guardsman Jamie Janes of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, is seen in this undated handout photo released by the Military of Defence in London November 10, 2009. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has telephoned the mother of serviceman Janes, who was killed in Afghanistan, to say he "meant no offence" by misspelling the soldier's name in a letter of condolence. Downing Street was earlier forced to defend the way Brown writes to bereaved families of fallen troops after she described his hand-written letter as a "hastily scrawled insult". Reuters Pictures 2 weeks ago

Guardsman Jamie Janes of the 1st Battalion Grenadier Guards, is seen in this undated handout photo released by the Military of Defence in London November 10, 2009. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has telephoned the mother of serviceman Janes, who was killed in Afghanistan, to say he "meant no offence" by misspelling the soldier's name in a letter of condolence. Downing Street was earlier forced to defend the way Brown writes to bereaved families of fallen troops after she described his hand-written letter as a "hastily scrawled insult".

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