When my wife Lorraine and I got together in 1990. We were in a play at the Royal Exchange theatre in Manchester when we suddenly realised we were falling in love.
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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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There are different flavours of happy, but I think my favourite is the quiet contentment when several generations of family are sitting together watching a crowd-pleaser like Harry Potter on the telly.
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On my wedding day.
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My wedding day, listening to my brother’s best-man speech.
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