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Grace van Cutsem at the Royal Wedding: Rousse sets the record straight

There was stiff competition from Princess Beatrice’s hat and Pippa Middleton’s bottom. However, for many, three-year-old bridesmaid Grace Van Cutsem stole the show at the Royal Wedding by frowning in frustration when Prince William kissed the new Duchess of Cambridge … Continue reading

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Crime by letters and Vera Wang (Rousse)

The criminals’ mission had been to kidnap a toddler. They were stealing to order. Only a child who shared the famous surname would do. Unfortunately, in their confusion the kidnappers had targeted a child whose surname was Smith. We had … Continue reading

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Elizabeth Taylor’s multiple husbands not unique (Rousse)

Counting Richard Burton twice, Elizabeth Taylor had eight husbands – and so did I! By some miracle there were eight TPRs in the house. This was extremely handy, albeit a bit of a squash at bedtime. One day as I … Continue reading

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Civil attack at site of Glencoe massacre (Rousse)

The lateness of the hour and darkening sky put paid to our plan to walk over the mountains from Glencoe back to Edinburgh. SJ suggested that we hitch a lift instead, so we took our chances in a gravelled lay-by, … Continue reading

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Distressed baby elephant upstaged by new republic (Rousse)

I stole the enormous slices of carrot cake from the supermarket staff’s Christmas party, then LM and I gorged ourselves in an illicit bedroom picnic. The pretty little red-haired toddler gazed up at the snow-topped range from the car window … Continue reading

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