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High life

I’m off the booze. My daughter insists that I walk her down the aisle – not vice versa

I once told her she had the temper of Callas, the aggression of a field marshal and the intolerance of Savonarola. That letter will be framed at the wedding

3 May 2014

9:00 AM

3 May 2014

9:00 AM

The vicissitudes of getting old are linked to the mystical innocence of childhood as one daydreams the precious time away. I’m a daydreamer par excellence, and lately I’ve been thinking non-stop about my daughter. She’s getting married this week and I’m off to London for the festivities. Solipsist that I am, it’s nice to think of others for a change.

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