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    Prince Andrew

    Vicki Hodge (now 77) should have some interesting comments if she wished to voice them. Apparently she 'initiated' Andrew when 14 years older on the Island of Mustique - he had no staying power apparently although was very eager. Princess Margaret was present at the time - presumably on the island rather than virtually a threesome?
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    20. Derek Draper

    Probably an unpopular view but Rolf Harris seems to have suffered terribly losing honours, lifestyle, livelihood and 'good name' and eventually life whereas Saviile escaped altogether for dreadfully vile activities and others such as a certain Prince have only lost their 'good name' (which those in the know did not believe anyway) and a few of the letters after his name & Archer kept his peerage despite perjury and consorting with a prostitute (his wife presumably lied in court who gave him an alibi but the establishment seemed to gloss over this 'fragrant lady') and many other such as the former Post Office woman and Baroness 'Moan' seem to have clung onto their trinkets.
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    15. Glynis Johns

    Very true. Around the time of her birthday an MP (Chris Bryant?) proposed that Glynis Johns should be 'damed'. Nothing happened unfortunately. Mone became a baroness in recent years & countless other poor choices have occurred. Incidentally Gyles Brandreth (who appears as desperate for a major honour as David Beckham) celebrated his 75th birthday onstage surrounded by about 9 Dames - I would repeat that many were not as worthy as Gynis Johns - including Lady Plowright probably best known as the 3rd wife of Lord Olivier!
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    15. Glynis Johns

    Absolute disgrace (but not a surprise) that the corrupt honours systerm did not give this fine actress at least a Damehood. Joan Collins received one for The Stud, The Bitch & some creature feature involving giant ants whereas Glynis Johns was memorable in Mary Poppins & was also a singer - unlike JC.
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    Captain Tom Moore

    Trending joke: Captain Tom's daughter, Baroness (for the moment) Mone & Meghan Markle have founded a new pop group: The Grifters.
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    Ideas and possibilities for 2025

    Elizabeth Waldo (b 1918) violinist, composer & conductor Caren Marsh Doll (b1919) actress - stand in for Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz & rumoured to be the last actor from The Golden Age of Hollywood
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    Ideas and possibilities for 2025

    Joan Morecambe June Spencer William Russell Lady Pamela Hicks Phillippe de Gaulle Eva Marie Saint Harrison Tyler Jerry Hardin William Shatner Gilbert Melville Grosvenor
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    Ideas and possibilities for 2025

    Ruth Langsford & hubby Eamonn Holmes ("I am not white, frail, male & stale") seem to be either selling every small details of their lives for every possible penny or just in the gossip columns more than the celebrities they interview.
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    Betty Driver Memorial Soapstar Superstar Thread

    David Lawton (b 1923) who played Mr Booth the chef in Crossroads is continually overlooked on the lists of oldest living soapstars. Unlike many Crossroads actors (apart from Sue Nicholls who is still in Coronation Street & was the secretary in Reginald Perrin) he appeared in many other stage & TV productions.
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    Ideas and possibilities for 2024

    Some politicians: Patrick Duffy (b 1920) (not the Dallas actor!) Douglas Hurd (b 1930) Roy Hattersley (b 1932) John Wakeham (b 1932) John Nott (b 1932) Michael Heseltine (b 1933) Tom King (b 1933) Kenneth Baker (b 1934) Norman Lamont (b 1942) Lynda Chalker (b 1942) Peter Lilley (b 1943)
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    Shirley Bassey

    Glynis Johns overlooked again? But of course she never sang for Charles unlike Bassey.
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    Shirley Bassey

    The Honours (!) List is such a farce that including a few worthy winners each time does not save it from being a national disgrace & laughing stock. The Royal Family can honour their own with extra honours/initials/awards (but took Diana's HRH away), Labour award Tom Watson, Wilson honoured some shady characters & Johnson wanted a peerage for his alleged wife-beater father after already knighting his brother. His usually sensible sister said her father was due a knighthood anyway & Beckham is still clamouring for a knighthood by 'liking' any royal tweets that heis team notice. What is needed is for someone to nominate Captain Tom's daughter, Farage, Clarkson, Morgan, Lineker, Vorderman & Madeley for the highest honours available & the system will implode.
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    Ideas and possibilities for 2024

    David Lawton (b 1923) who played Mr Booth the chef in Crossroads. The oldest surviving actor from the soap which is in the news due to the drama Nolly all about the matriarch of Crossroads Motel. Apparently he had a sign-off line whenever he had a break from the soap which was something like, "I am going to the stockroom and I may be sometime".
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    2. Dick Van Dyke

    98 today! His wife is only 46 years younger.
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    Ryan O'Neal

    A Peyton Place thread (unless one is languishing in the depths of Deathlist) would be useful. So many big names at the time (most gone now) & young aspiring actors such as Ryan O'Neal, Barbara Parkins, Leigh Taylor Young & Mia Farrow. Apparently Mia's husband at the time was Frank Sinatra & he made it clear to the production team & his wife that he did not want her committed to a long running series - she was quickly written out despite being an integral character!
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    Ideas and possibilities for 2024

    Don Murray Jerry Hardin Bob Newhart Eva Marie Saint Gilbert Melville Grosvenor
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    Ideas and possibilities for 2024

    June Spencer 104 Glynis Johns 100 Lady Pamela Hicks 94 (cousin of Prince Philip & daughter of Lord Mountbatten) Gerald Harper 92 (Adam Adamant in the 60's) Jeremy Walsh 94 (retired bishop) Philippe de Gaulle 101 Eva Marie Saint 99 Harrison Tyler 94 (grandson of 10th USA President) Barbara Eden 92 Gilbert Melville Grosvenor 92 (former chairman & president of National Geographic Society;great grandson of Alexander Graham Bell)
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    Ideas and possibilities for 2024

    Five from GB: June Spencer, Pete Murray, Gerald Harper (Adam Adamant), Joan Plowright (Lady Olivier), Lady Pamela Hicks. Five from ouside GB: Harrison Tyler, Ethel Kennedy, Jerry Hardin, Gilbert Melville Grosvenor, Philippe de Gaulle.
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    World's Oldest

    If the report is genuine then Rashid Karimov has equalled the WORLD RECORD of 7 generations of one family alive at the same time. He had 10 children, 25 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, 8 great great grandchildren, 5 great great great grandchildren and 2 great great great great grandchildren. Possibly even more incredible is that he has 3 living brothers aged 104, 101 and 97. Guinness World Records need to check on this and possibly write an entire chapter on him! For comparison Joss Ackland had 7 children, 32 grandchildren (34 in Daily Mail), and 8 great grandchildren (30 in Daily Mail!!!)
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    William Russell

    William Russell certainly didn't look 39 when Dr Who first aired around the time of the JFK assassination. Back then anyone over 40 looked like today's 60!
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    Widow(er) Shopping

    Following the death of Ann Hart (widow of Ronnie Corbett) aged 90, the most famous widow of a comedian has to be Joan Morecambe aged 96.
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    Captain Tom Moore

    Can they appeal to a higher authority? There seems a stigma attached to the name INGRAM - first the Millionnaire programme cheating row (Coughgate) & now the son-in-law of Captain Tom.
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    The Fringes Of Fame/family Of The Famous

    Her son-in-law Eamonn Holmes is always advertising health items as well as complaining about his health issues in articles. (Does he need the money or publicity that much?) It would give him something to do if he can suggest the best medication for his wife's mother. He used to complain about Anthea Turner. Now he complains about a certain companion of Gordon the Gopher. He is always complaining about ITV (which his wife still works for) and that he is not "Male, pale, stale & frail."
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    People I Was Surprised To Find Are Still Alive

    David Lawton who played the chef (Mr Booth) at Crossroads and acted in many TV & stage roles for decades was 100 recently with very little media notice. When his stint at Crossraods came to an end for a few months, he would always make the same statement about going to the stockroom to check on supplies!
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    Bobby Charlton

    A true great. King of the Comb-over along with Ralph Coates. He seemed to be in his late 40's when he was probably around 32! Only Denis Law left of the Terrific Trio that also included George Best. He was rumoured to be rather aloof & Ted MacDougall tells a tale of when he joined Manchester United in 1972, he asked Charlton how to get to the training ground. He never received an answer & now never will.
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