Mary Berry: What most recently made you cry?

Originally asked

The Guardian, to a different person each week, The Q&A

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Recorded Mary Berry said elsewhere, not written here

I had a little weep with joy 11 years ago when Thomas and Sarah had their IVF twins, safe and sound and perfect.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 November 2013 source ↗

Others on this question

The really terrible things that are happening in the Middle East made me cry for two days after 7 October. All those poor children on both sides.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 December 2023 source ↗

We’re not really allowed to cry where I’m from. I can only cry in summer, at the height of hay fever.

Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 December 2025 source ↗

Ronald Harwood South African playwright and novelist

This morning. Thinking of my wife.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 November 2016 source ↗

Kate Mosse English writer

Last night, watching Grey’s Anatomy.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 March 2022 source ↗

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. They are inspirational. They are going to take on a great responsibility and are preparing themselves for it.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 November 2013 source ↗

Being better at the computer. Then I could be more self-sufficient.

Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 November 2013 source ↗

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