A Welsh war hero whose face was projected on the White Cliffs of Dover as the UK leaves the EU has spoken about the story behind his emotional address.
The video of Sid Daw, 95, was broadcast onto the iconic cliffs to mark Brexit day.
In the message, Army veteran Sid expressed his sadness that the UK was leaving the EU and a plea for peace and understanding between different nations.
The video has now been viewed more than one million times.
When WalesOnline spoke to Sid about his new fame we discovered an utterly charming man.
When we said we had seen him on the white cliffs his first response was: "I am not jumping off am I?!"
He added: "All I want is peace in the world for my children, my grand children and my great grandchildren. We don't want any more of these silly wars.
"I was in the in the infantry for five years and spent time in Berlin.
"There was a chap I met in Holland and I was in touch with him from 1944 'till he died the year before last.
"I have family in France, German and Holland. I always said that my favorite continentals were the Germans. There German people suffered so much during the war and people forget that."
Our conversation was then cut off by a knock at the door.
"I am on my way! I am on my way!" he shouts before adding "I have to be careful when I walk."
Born and bred in Adamsdown, Sid was spotted by the anti-Brexit group Led by Donkeys who made the video after he read a poem at the World War One centenary in November.
"My dad died when I was 11 and I was a butchers boy in Clifton Street," he said. "At 15 I started at East Moors Iron and Steelworks. I was a blast furnace man right up until its closure was announced in 1978."
This is Sid's full message that was projected on the cliffs:
I'm Sid, I am 95-years of age and I am a World War Two veteran.
What I would like to say to you now in Holland, and Germany and France, Belgium and everybody, this is a message from the white cliffs of Dover and Britain.
I feel very very sad about it all because I don't know which way things are going.
First of all I am Welsh, and I am British and I am European, and I am a human being.
So let's all think of these lovely cliffs. Look from your side to this side and see these white cliffs and we are looking across at you feeling we want to be together, and we will be together before long I am sure.
