We discussed
having a party for Robin's 60th Birthday, but he categorically did not wish to
celebrate this milestone, having reached it without his twin brother Maurice, so
we did not celebrate on that day, but lit a candle in the Prebendal Chapel
instead. A couple of days later, we combined Christmas dinner with the giving of
Birthday presents to Robin. He was delighted with a wonderful signed copy of an
Operette in three acts by Noel Coward from Barry and Linda; Robin loves history,
so we gave him a special pen made of metals and a part of the crystal chandelier
from the Titanic, authenticated by Harland and Wolff. My cousin worked for many
years at Harland and Wolff in Belfast. Out of respect for the survivors of the
Titanic, the salvaged metals could not be used until after the last survivor
passed away last year.
Dwina
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