When JFK died in East Africa, I remember my parents talking and seeing TV news. TV was only transmitted a few hours a day, I was only 8.
When Churchill died again I was in East Africa and I remember seeing the funneral on TV.
Elvis Presley died I was in Germany on holiday.
When Bobby Kennedy was shot. On a day trip to the Gower Coast looking for a B & B for our summer hols. Heard it over the car Radio.
Princess Annes Wedding I was attending and interview at Leeds Poly to do a Dietetics HND.
Charles and Diana's wedding I was making sandwiches (hundreds of them!) for selling at an Air Show that I was doing the public Catering for the next day!
IRA bomb in Harrods I was at work in London and as I came out of Green Park tube station two people asked me the way to Harrods
Andrew and Fergies Wedding delivering a buffet to a very well known cosmetic company in Central London so they could watch the Wedding and have a lovey lunch
Lockerbie out at friends having dinner.
Dianas death, I woke up at two in the morning for some reason and put LBC on and heard about the car crash and didn't go back to sleep. I actually watched the plane which brought her back to England approach and land at Northolt RAF station. Very earie. Clear blue sky, not another plane in sight which was odd as it is close to Heathrow and the sky was always full of planes, it was silent, no bird song, no other plane noise, no traffic, except me! I was on the way to afrinds house to babysit.
9/11 Watching Neighbours when they interupted it with a news flash.
July Tube and Bus bombings in London I was in Watford shopping and someone told me.
This Royal Wedding unlike the last 3 I will be sitting on the sofa, coffee and glass in hand all day.
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