October 26, 2022 ON THIS DAY

FROM THE DAILY MAIL ARCHIVE OCTOBER 26, 1988

MrS ThATcher has virtually wiped out the chances of a whole generation of senior Tories taking over from her. She has indicated her intention not only to lead the conservatives into the next election but to remain for a full fourth term. Interviewed in The Times, Mrs Thatcher re-emphasises her commitment to ‘green’ issues, saying the nuclear power industry must expand.

OCTOBER 26, 2005

reSPlenDenT in diamonds, the Duchess of cornwall last night staked her place as the second lady in the land. It was the first time camilla had been invited to a state banquet or worn a tiara in public.

The fact that the Queen lent her new daughter- in- law such a magnificent piece of jewellery will be seen as a public seal of approval for the woman who has made her eldest son so happy.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

KeITh urbAn, 55. The grammy-winning, new Zealand-born country music singersongwriter has sold more than 15 million records. his wife nicole Kidman says the secret to their happy marriage (they wed in 2006) is a golden rule that they never text each other, because it ‘ can be misrepresentative at times’.

SIr AnDrew MOTIOn, 70. In 2009, the london-born writer became the first Poet laureate to retire voluntarily in nearly 400 years. Sir Andrew says his one obsession is with ‘death and the preservation of memories’ and ‘I don’t see why it shouldn’t keep me busy until my own occurs’.

BORN ON THIS DAY

bOb hOSKInS ( 1942

2014). The Oscar-nominated actor, born in bury

St edmunds, starred in hits such as The long good

Friday, Mona lisa and

1988’s who Framed roger rabbit? — after which he kept hallucinating cartoon characters from the movie. he said: ‘I think I went a bit mad while working on that. lost my mind.’ he retired in 2012 due to Parkinson’s and died from pneumonia aged 71. ShelleY MOrrISOn (1936-2019). The u.S. actress made her name as the maid rosario in sitcom will & grace. She had been to appear in a single episode, but was so popular she ended up in eight series. She adopted six children and lived in the same apartment block in los Angeles for 69 years, honouring a promise to her parents that she would always look after their flat.

ON OCTOBER 26…

IN 1944, Princess beatrice — the last surviving of Queen Victoria’s nine children — died, aged 87.

IN 2011, an inquest into the death of singer Amy winehouse recorded a verdict of misadventure, finding her death aged 27 to be the result of alcohol poisoning.

WORD WIZARDRY

GUESS THE DEFINITION:

Fustian (coined c1200)

A) Pompous speech; b) Amusing; c) Voluptuous. answer below. PHRASE EXPLAINED

Ebb and flow: Meaning a recurrent pattern of coming and going. refers to the tides; the ‘ebb’ meaning to move away from the shore and the ‘flow’ to return.

QUOTE FOR TODAY

Ever tried. Ever Failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. Samuel Beckett, Irish playwright (1906-1989)

JOKE OF THE DAY

where do mermaids see films? at the dive-in.

Guess The Definition answer: a Compiled by ETAN SMALLMAN and ADAM JACOT DE BOINOD