When were you happiest?

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Asked in 52 of the 131 consecutive instalments of The Guardian's The Q&A harvested on 2026-08-29.

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Recorded Jim Broadbent said elsewhere, not written here
It happens all the time, but childhood holidays on the North Norfolk coast were a kind of bliss.

Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, January 2018 source ↗

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Douglas Stuart Scottish fashion designer and novelist
The summer of 1997. My husband, who is an American, gave up everything to come and live with me in Edinburgh when we were students, and we were so skint but we had so much fun.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 April 2023 source ↗
Ian Wright English footballer and pundit
1990 FA Cup final, playing for Crystal Palace.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 13 July 2019 source ↗
Gavin Rossdale British musician
Last year, when I had all four kids – Daisy, Kingston, Zuma and Apollo – staying with me on my birthday. It was magical.
Recorded The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 4 July 2020 source ↗

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