A final thanks to our readers across the globe

As you are probably aware this is the last edition of The Telegraph Weekly World Edition and I wish to say a final farewell to our readers all over the world.

We have been overwhelmed by the kind comments from you in emails and letters that began to arrive after the closure announcement and continue to do so.

Of course, you can still read The

Telegraph view of Britain and the wider world by taking out a digital subscription as advertised in this edition.

On behalf of myself and my team I would just like to say it has been a pleasure producing a newspaper for such an intelligent and well informed group of people. You do not suffer fools gladly!