Sir Bobby Charlton (1937 – 2023) “There has never been a more popular footballer.  As near perfection as man and player as it is possible to be.” ~ Sir Matt Busby The legendary footballer Sir Bobby Charlton, one of the greatest footballers of all time, died yesterday morning, at the age of 86.  He was […]

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Pat Arrowsmith (1930 – 2023) The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament War and Peace “In plain words: now that Britain has told the world she has the H-bomb she should announce as early as possible that she has done with it, that she proposes to reject, in all circumstances, nuclear warfare.” ~ J.B. Priestley, 1957 Peace […]

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Michael Parkinson (1935 – 2023) Michael Parkinson, whose chat show was a Saturday night staple across three decades, died peacefully this week aged 88, after a brief illness.  He had interviewed 2000 celebrities in his career, and is regarded as the most successful chat show host. Birth Chart His Sun was in Aries, with the […]

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George Alagiah (1955 – 2023) “My parents moved us first to Africa and then to Britain, always in search of something better for their children.” ~ George Alagiah The much loved, admired and respected foreign correspondent and newsreader George Alagiah died this week aged 67.  His love of travel, humanity, the world and in turn […]

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Sinead O’Connor (1966 – 2023) “I think God saves everybody whether they want to be saved or not. So when we die, we’re all going home … I don’t think God judges anybody. He loves everybody equally.” ~  Sinead O’Connor Singer, songwriter and activist Sinead O’Connor departed this world last week.  As a rebel, she […]

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Glenda Jackson (1936 – 2023) “Any prize was a benign irrelevance for her.  People often say they don’t care about awards: Jackson really did not.  Neither gushing nor contemptuous…” ~ Susannah Clapp, Theatre critic for the Observer Actor and Politician in equally effective measure, Glenda Jackson died this week, after a short illness, at the […]

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Tina Turner (1939 – 2023) “There’s always been an emotion in my voice because it reached back to the life I was living. Where there were tears in stage, it wasn’t Hollywood, it was real” ~ Tina Turner No prizes for guessing the subject of today’s blog (nor to guessing which stories I swerved this […]

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Len Goodman (1944 – 2023) “Seven!” ~ Len Goodman The top judge on the top show – it doesn’t get much better than that…the much loved Len Goodman passed away last week, at the age of 78.  His life seems to have been mapped out for a trajectory of dancing success in the ballroom. Birth […]

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Barry Humphries (1934 – 2023) “Both Gifted and a Gift” ~ Anthony Albanese, Australian prime minister Barry Humphries, otherwise known as his alter ego Dame Edna Everage, died yesterday at the age of 89, peacefully after complications from hip surgery. Adopted in the U.K. from his native Australia, he became a national treasure here.  We […]

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Mary Quant (1934 – 2023) “A leader of fashion but also in female entrepreneurship – a visionary who was much more than a great haircut” ~ Alexandra Shulman The swinging sixties fashion icon, Mary Quant, died this week aged 93.  She was responsible for the slick haircut, the mini-skirt (you had to have the legs), […]

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