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Bugger. She was THE speaker. Nobody else has been. Only her.

God what I'd have given to seen her as a Speaker taking on Johnson, Ress Mogg and Rabb

Dead:

Genuine parliamentary heavyweight - none of her successors as Speaker are even close imo. You need to start jinxing the right people like Rolf, Cheney, Sidney Cooke,etc instead!

And that completes my winning hand (a hit in 5 categories) for Scavvy Hunt 4. It was a long wait!

Current official DeathList entry Hollywood legend Oscar winning american actress Joanne Woodward turns 93 today.

Mail QO for the DDP: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11798135/First-woman-Commons-Speaker-Betty-Boothroyd-dies-aged-93.html

Barbara Babcock, the accomplished American actress, one of the best character actresses of her generation, probably remembered for playing Liz Craig on "Dallas", the sensuous Grace Gardner on "Hill Street Blues", and Dorothy Jennings on "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman", is 86 today. In 2004, Barbara Babcock retired from acting after being diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. Grant Show, the attractive American actor, whose first major work was on the daytime soap opera "Ryan's Hope", who's well known for his portrayal of motorcycle-loving Jake Hanson on the 1990s primetime soap opera "Melrose Place", is 61 today.

Shen Zulun dead at 91.

Koo Kwang-ming dead at 96.

Zandra Flemister, the first Black woman in the U.S. Secret Service, has died. She was 71. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/feb/26/zandra-flemister-first-black-woman-secret-service-dies

Traute Becker dead aged 98.

As soon as I got a notification to say you had quoted me I said to myself "I bet he's about to say I wonder if he will obit". You've become very predictable. Hmmm I wonder... well I know... how about we wait and see?

Bit confused by the number of hands there.

Cross posting this here.

Katie Price "sparks concern" after her 16th boob job. https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/katie-price-sparks-concern-painful-29053761 On the other hand, she's now "ready for spring". I particularly liked this part: "The former glamour model's bra size has changed multiple times over the years – with the star also having breast reductions in addition to enlargements" She only does it for the press, does she..

I'll admit to checking just now and spotting that there only is one yes vote.

Just found out Kundera was six-foot-two inches tall (1.88m) in his prime! https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/7703777-i-am-obedient-i-can-never-say-no-to-those This means Kundera was at one time the tallest candidate from the 2023 DL along with Alan Alda, making Kundera’s continuous survival, plagued by his grave health issues, even harder to explain with this great height. The next tallest on this year’s list, from listings I have found, are: Sandy Gall: 6 ft 1.5 (1.87m) Sonny Rollins: 6 ft 1.5 (1.87m)

Strong disagree with the "replace" part* - Kundera is very ill judging on V. Klaus' comments from April, was allegedly already terminally ill a few years ago and should not be dropped. *Unless he dies before 2023, in which case I agree. Lynne Reid Banks doesn't look like the picture of health (below a picture from a couple of months ago), but as far as I know isn't ill.

I can't quite believe this thread will eventually have to be renamed to "King Charles". He'll always be a prince to me.

He was a Lord already. He has been awarded the Companion of Honour which used to be a top award until David Cameron gave it to his bum chum George Osbourne.

No one today. The Grim Reaper must be on holidays

Wikipedia says her birthday is January 30th 1948. Need to find more evidence to see if this is correct .

I really can't say that I would be upset to see him cash out- it's been a long time coming He just got married a year ago.