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Retired granny

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@TAP_AIRLINE I need help with changing a booking please

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@hicasamadim 72

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@SabirahLohn Emma was so good on Strictly. She was so humble and brought in her baked goods as well. The full package.

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@happyhelenhere @BellaBaddie__ "Damn fine cup of coffee". I used to watch it on a Saturday night and the repeat on Tuesday. Discussed it on Wednesday with only one of my friends who watched it as well. Loved it so much.

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@Matt_Pinner Yes

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@rewindtvuk The Pruitts of Southampton with Phyllis Diller. I'm in the UK and I loved it. It was like a reverse Beverly Hillbillies.

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What a lovely tribute ❤️🎭

[Carl Woodward @mrcarl_woodward]

theatres across London’s West End and around the UK will dim their lights for two minutes at 7 pm on Tuesday, Oct 7th in memory of Dame Patricia Routledge 🎭

[Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder]

Rest in peace, Patricia Routledge 🙏🏻

In memory of her, I encourage everyone to read these words of hers from February last year.

Whether young or old, you're bound to get something out of it.

*****

"I’ll be turning 95 this coming Monday. In my younger years, I was often filled with worry — worry that I wasn’t quite good enough, that no one would cast me again, that I wouldn’t live up to my mother’s hopes. But these days begin in peace, and end in gratitude.

My life didn’t quite take shape until my forties. I had worked steadily — on provincial stages, in radio plays, in West End productions — but I often felt adrift, as though I was searching for a home within myself that I hadn’t quite found.

At 50, I accepted a television role that many would later associate me with — Hyacinth Bucket, of Keeping Up Appearances. I thought it would be a small part in a little series. I never imagined that it would take me into people’s living rooms and hearts around the world. And truthfully, that role taught me to accept my own quirks. It healed something in me.

At 60, I began learning Italian — not for work, but so I could sing opera in its native language. I also learned how to live alone without feeling lonely. I read poetry aloud each evening, not to perfect my diction, but to quiet my soul.

At 70, I returned to the Shakespearean stage — something I once believed I had aged out of. But this time, I had nothing to prove. I stood on those boards with stillness, and audiences felt that. I was no longer performing. I was simply being.

At 80, I took up watercolour painting. I painted flowers from my garden, old hats from my youth, and faces I remembered from the London Underground. Each painting was a quiet memory made visible.

Now, at 95, I write letters by hand. I’m learning to bake rye bread. I still breathe deeply every morning. I still adore laughter — though I no longer try to make anyone laugh. I love the quiet more than ever.

I’m writing this to tell you something simple:

Growing older is not the closing act. It can be the most exquisite chapter — if you let yourself bloom again.

Let these years ahead be your TREASURE YEARS.

You don’t need to be famous. You don’t need to be flawless.

You only need to show up — fully — for the life that is still yours.

With love and gentleness,

Patricia Routledge

*****

Once more, rest in peace. 🤍

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@daveainsworth63 @marlor_ian @MarieMarlo27116 My uncle's cousin.

[The Fortune Hotel @FortuneHotelUK]

Eleven new pairs. One life-changing Fortune. Let the plotting in paradise begin… Wednesday 6th August, 9pm, on ITV! 🐍

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I still have several of the books, bought for my children, shared now with grandchildren. We wore out several copies of The Babies Catalogue. Still a favourite, along with The Jolly Postman.

[Michael Rosen 💙💙🎓🎓 NICE 爷爷 @MichaelRosenYes]

Goodbye Allan. You were a pioneer of great children's literature, both in picture books and poetry. You were clever, funny and wise. My children loved your books. So did and so DO I.
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@LangmanVince I’ve just introduced my Portuguese grandsons to the Monkees music and shows. Aged 8 and 10 they love them. We even have maracas 🪇 to play along with the songs. Need to get tambourines for the next visit!

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@magnoliasimmss They have only been here for 5 days but they didn’t take much persuading. They have been asking to watch them. We’ve even been using maracas with Davy 😂🥰

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I’ve just introduced my grandsons, aged 8 and 10, from Portugal, to the Monkees. We are watching the shows on DVDs and they love them.

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@TalkingPicsTV One of my favourites. It’s like watching a documentary at times. Very funny in parts and heartbreaking in others. 💔♥️

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@johnmyles68 @daveainsworth63 Such a sad little person in Holiday Camp and in Jassie, but so joyful in other films, especially in Carry on Cruising and Nurse on Wheels. ❤️

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@johnmyles68 @daveainsworth63 That's one of my favourite scenes. Absolutely hilarious.