Daphne Guinness
British socialite
My children obviously, but also my work.
What do you consider your greatest achievement?
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When were you happiest?
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What most recently made you cry?
Identity & self
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What keeps you awake at night?
Daily life
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What song would you like played at your funeral?
Death & what remains
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You answer as yourself. Nobody on FLAPSS answers as anybody else.
Eight grandchildren, five sons and my one wife.
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Sherlock being such a worldwide phenomenon.
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Words like achievement make me want to puke.
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Last Monday was a really emotional day for me: my last son graduated from high school and he’s going on a mission for the Mormon Church soon. I’ve already experienced it four times with my other sons: my oldest went to London, my second son to Italy, my third to Scotland and my fourth the Netherlands. They come back, but the little boy stays out there. He never comes back.
A bad performance.
Not Puppy Love.
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