Philip Treacy
Irish-born haute couture milliner
As a child growing up in Ireland, on a beautiful day playing on what was known as a cock of hay (or haystack).
When were you happiest?
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My childhood summers in Trenton, Ohio, and starting work at Warner Bros.
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David Baddiel
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I’ve never been entirely happy, although for about 45 seconds after David Platt scored the winning goal against Belgium in the World Cup in 1990, I kind of blacked out with joy.
The delivery room when my children and grandchildren were born.
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