ON THIS DAY
FROM THE DAILY MAIL ARCHIVE MARCH 6, 1971
THe world’s most eligible bachelor took the plunge in a wedding so secret even his deputy prime minister was not told. Pierre Trudeau, 51, told his Canadian Cabinet he was going skiing — and went off to marry Margaret sinclair, 22. [Their son Justin, born in December 1971, is the current Canadian prime minister.] MaRCH 6, 1993
MArKs & sPenCer has launched Britain’s first computerised wedding list service, allowing guests to view and purchase their gifts from a list at selected stores across the country.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
DAvID GILMour, 78.
The Cambridge-born Pink
Floyd star was no 28 in rolling stone’s list of the greatest guitarists of all time. But in 1965 he and late bandmate syd Barrett were not a hit with French police: ‘We went busking in st Tropez and got arrested.’ ALAn DAvIes, 58. The comedian and actor from essex is the only panellist to have appeared in all 21 series of the BBC’s QI, starting off as former host stephen Fry’s ‘unruly sidekick’. He said: ‘It took me years to realise that if you don’t know who the patsy is, it’s you. By [the fourth series], I thought: “Hang on a minute, I’m the fool.”’
BORN ON THIS DAY
JeAn BoHT (1932-2023).
The actress from the
Wirral made her name as matriarch nellie Boswell in BBC sitcom Bread. she never watched it at the time, but said: ‘When I catch it I am just astounded at how good it was, and how very funny.’ WILLIAM DAvIs (1933-2019). The journalist, born Gunter Wilhelm Adolf Keese in nazi Germany, went on to host radio 4’s World At one, edit Punch magazine and advise Margaret Thatcher. Food was so short in his youth that he was forced to eat grass and dandelions before moving to Britain aged 16.
ON MARCH 6…
IN 1973, slade were at uK no 1 with Cum on Feel The noize.
IN 1986, u.s. artist Georgia o’Keeffe died, aged 98.
WORD WIZARDRY GUESS THE DEFINITION: Fillip (coined 1543)
A) To dash and rebound in waves (said of water). B) A jerk of the finger let go from the thumb. C) needle with a broken eye. answer below. PHRASE EXPLAINED
Feather in one’s cap: An award or honour. Alludes to the traditional practice in Asia and among native Americans of adding a new feather to their headgear for every foe slain.
QUOTE FOR TODAY
Being young is greatly overestimated. It was a terrible strain. Terribly frightening. you’re always doing things for the first time.
Dame Mary Quant, fashion designer (1930-2023)
JOKE OF THE DAY
WHAT do you call a hot dog on wheels? Fast food.
Guess The Definition answer: B. Compiled by ETAN SMALLMAN and ADAM JACOT DE BOINOD