Series of delays left Richard Hamilton and Priya Jacob’s family split between continents

A nine-month-old baby who had been stranded abroad since birth has finally received a British passport, 239 days after his parents applied for it.

Richard Hamilton, from Britain, and his Indian wife, Priya Jacob, have two children, Joy, aged three, and Jacob, nine months. The couple, who live in Hampshire, are humanitarian aid workers and travel to postings around the world.

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