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In 1988, when the final whistle went in the FA Cup final and we beat Liverpool.
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What period or moment in your life brought you the most joy?Originally asked
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Robert Peston
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With my late wife, Siân Busby, and our boys, Max and Simon, on assorted Welsh and English beaches, in sunshine and rain – especially when there was a Punch and Judy show on the prom.
Ed Balls
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In a pool this summer with the children.
Gary Numan
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Now. I enjoy what I do for a living, the children are here and I am still happily married after 25 years.
Delia Smith
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I am happy most of the time.
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