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What disappointment has stayed with you longest?Originally asked
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Laura Mvula
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Not winning the Mercury.
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Losing in the 2012 world championships final.
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Not doing Diana’s wedding dress.
Vanessa Redgrave
British actress and activist
To lose my fourth baby.
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