Angels and Ministers of Grace Defend Us

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I am told a recent reunion of the Class of 1978 appears to have spawned what, in the context of that time, would be seen as a "Butterflies"-like relationship between two old school chums.

That led me to ponder (as you do); whatever happened to Wendy Craig? I couldn't believe my eyes when I Googled her to find Wendy Craig was born in 1934. In common with Judi Dench, Dame Maggie Smith, Alan Bennett, Kenny and Kenneth Baker, Richard Briers, Barry Humphries and Jonathan Miller! All these luvvies turn 75 in 2009, and if they haven't already taken benefits, have to secure a pension income by age 75. As we know, the most common way to secure pension income is by purchasing an annuity. But with interest rates at current recession-diminished levels, our septuagenarian troup...

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