"Within a few days we narrowed it down to
Griff or Alfred and eventually settled on
Griff Alfred Macsen Phillips.
Rod Grubb,
Griff spokesperson, said: "All at Nuneaton
Griff are saddened at the news of the death of Honorary President, Claude Rathbone, at the age of 85.
Nonetheless,
Griff has decided to explore Africa the unhurried way, using the railways to travel 7,000 miles over five journeys.
Tonight,
Griff is on the East African Railway, going 1,200 miles through Kenya and Tanzania.
Griff said: "There's nowhere else quite like Africa.
Griff bravely tries a stick that doubles as a toothbrush, but baulks at the idea of some brown paste used to treat worms.
TRAVELLER:
Griff visits the souk in the city of Marrakesh, Morocco
Griff, 30, from Kirkby, who was diagnosed with the illness five years ago, says: "Back then, my first thoughts were on staying alive myself, never mind giving life to someone else.
But
Griff made his fortune on the publicly-owned BBC.
"I left Cardiff [where he was born] when I was a baby and was brought up in Epping, so gradually my connections faded away," admits
Griff, 60.
The Delaware Breast Cancer Coalition is also teaming up with
Griff and Son's.
Recalling a time when journeys were undertaken on foot, horseback, carriage or under sail,
Griff re-traces the routes our ancestors took.