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Bonding with Radcliffe and Maconie over the Farmer’s Boys and the BBC (Rousse)

Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie enjoyed the Fringe so much that they decided to stay on in Edinburgh, at least until Christmas. By now I was their best friend and had persuaded them to help run my seminars. The students … Continue reading

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JK Rowling extends her estate (Rousse)

The best of friends, JK Rowling and I shared a Victorian villa by the seaside. She lived on the top floor, and my flat was below. One morning I looked out of the window and noticed a series of white-painted … Continue reading

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Rousse’s new best friend is Princess Diana

Princess Diana (my new best friend) and I lounged side-by-side for our girly chat. She permitted me to ask her anything I liked so long as the conversation didn’t descend into tabloid interview. I thought that I was doing OK … Continue reading

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Kate Middleton – Belle’s new best friend

I had booked a table at ‘Belle Epoch’, the most famous restaurant in Paris. I was there to meet Kate Middleton for a lunch that had been arranged months before ‘the engagement’. Although this was our first meeting, we decided … Continue reading

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