knighted by my beloved Queen, I’d hardly left the house since lockdown began in March, as I’d been kept in a protective bubble.
Then, in the summer, I was invited to Yorkshire to see those bright young things graduating from the Army college and afterwards, we stopped off for tea in a hotel.
As we walked into the dining room, a sudden hush descended. Then, one by one, people rose to their feet and started clapping spontaneously.
Tears were streaming down some of their faces as men, women and children cheered and called out my name.For a moment, I didn’t know what had happened.
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