Virginia McKenna has been overwhelmed with presents for her 90th birthday this week but her favourite is a simple gift from her youngest son – a garden chair.
It means she can sit comfortably outside her home to take in the view of the Surrey hills, listen to birdsong and think of her late husband, actor and Born Free co-star Bill Travers.
Virginia says: “I’ve lived here so long and have enough things to last me a lifetime – whatever is left. “It’s the most beautiful view and the reason we bought the house way back in 1957. “When I miss Bill, I feel looking at the distant hills reminds me of him.” Virginia’s deep love and appreciation for family, wildlife, nature and simple pleasures encapsulates her life.
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