When were you happiest?

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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.

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Recorded Matt Smith said elsewhere, not written here
I believe happiness is in the moment, so now.

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

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Vera Lynn English singer and entertainer
When my daughter, Virginia, was born, in 1946.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 19 December 2009 source ↗
Donny Osmond American singer, dancer, actor, television host
In 1971, I was sitting in a hotel room in London and there was a television chat show going on, debating whether Donny Osmond should be deported because of the chaos he was wreaking. And while I was watching this, there were fans on the street below, chanting my name. I was 13 and thought, “Does it get any better than this?”
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 July 2016 source ↗
Jim Broadbent
It happens all the time, but childhood holidays on the North Norfolk coast were a kind of bliss.
Recorded Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, January 2018 source ↗
Jenny Agutter English actress
Last night, having dinner with my husband, John, my son, Jonathan, and his girlfriend, Maude.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 January 2018 source ↗

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