20/04/2025
Norwich, GB 15 C
Researching and reporting on the lives of some really interesting people (RIP)

TONY DAVIDSON, aged 90

The face of the Royal Navy, he was on recruitment posters for years. He was involved in a famous funeral and became a science fiction actor.

DESMOND STANFORD, aged 101

A Norfolk car mechanic who joined the Royal Navy and ended up a hero on the beaches of Normandy on D-Day.

LADY MARY RUSSELL, aged 88

As her family were friends with the Royal Family, she was chosen to be one of Queen Elizabeth’s Maids of Honour at the Coronation. She had vivid memories of the occasion.