Sir Ken Dodd travelled 100,000 miles a year at the height of his career. And for over four decades there was one person at his side every show – his right-hand woman and long-time girlfriend Lady Anne.
The couple married just two days before his death in 2018, but had already shared a lifetime of adventures. Here, in our exclusive serialisation of her new book, The Squire of Knotty Ash… and his Lady, his widow Lady Anne reveals what life on the road was like with the comedy legend – and his tickling sticks.
In the crucial 30 minutes before a show Ken always had a set routine – all in complete silence. I’d make him his cup of tea.
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