27/01/2025
Norwich, GB 7 C
Researching and reporting on the lives of some really interesting people (RIP)

BROTHER HAROLD, aged 93

A self-confessed ‘difficult’ monk, and translator of Latin texts, he became a hermit – and built a prize-winning hermitage with his own two hands.

GRETA ANDERSEN, aged 95

A swimmer she won a gold medal at the Olympic Games but the nearly drowned. She then became an endurance swimmer holding many records that stand to this day.

CYNTHIA MIDGLEY, aged 96

Born to a single mother in India, she was an exceptionally talented musician, playing in various orchestras, before sacrificing her career to bring up a family.

KIKI HAKANSSON, aged 95

A model who won the first Miss World, facing the wrath of the Pope. She inadvertently caused a celebrity marriage and was an advocate for women’s rights.

ALFA ANDERSON, aged 78

A talented singer who became part of the disco group Chic, she gave it all up for a career in education, becoming a school principal, before returning to music.

JOACHIM AUERBACH, aged 93

Fleeing the Nazis as a child, he made a life in Britain, but always worked to help other people in a similar situation to his younger self.