Edith Bowman
Scottish radio DJ and television presenter
As a nice person who always put others before myself. I’d also like my own posthumous tartan.
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Vogue, to one guest at a time, on camera, 73 Questions
A recurring legacy prompt in Vogue's 73 Questions, appearing with only minor wording changes.
You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
As having been loving and fun.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 27 March 2021 source ↗
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Harry Redknapp
English football player and manager
As someone who had time for everybody.
Through a series of mistakes in write-ups, I’d like to be remembered for something like being Britain’s finest downhill skier or inventing pickled onions.
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View profile →A trip to a Macedonian refugee camp that I switched out of, to go at a later date. Those who took my place were killed in a horrific car accident.
A blurred, warm state of total acceptance and joy.
A mum, an airline stewardess or an artist.
To Sophie, for not being a better parent.
I wouldn’t have hurt as many people, and I would have thought more before speaking.
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