Desert Orchid wins The King George VI Gold Cup
Desert Orchid wins The King George VI Gold Cup

Taking Mum to see Dad’s grave in the morning, home for a nice lunch of turkey Vol-Au-Vents and then to watch Desert Orchid, the legendary grey, overcome a huge handicap to again win the King George VI Gold Cup. Taking Mum home this evening as ghastly pictures were shown of the demise of ex-Romanian President Ceausescu and his wife

I slept very well and was a bit reluctant to wake up. Mum was even more so and did not rise until mid-morning. I took her up to the cemetery and we saw Dad’s grave and the flowers which still looked in good condition from a distance. Home for a nice lunch of turkey Vol-Au-Vents and a lazy afternoon watching the TV war film ‘A Bridge Too Far’ and also the King George VI Gold Cup where Desert Orchid, the legendary grey, overcome a huge handicap to still win by eight lengths over 3 miles.

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After tea, I drove mum back to Stanton which went off without incident. She settled well back home and her neighbours were on hand to help. The news today is of the TV pictures being shown of the demise of ex-Romanian Pres Ceausescu and his wife; shot summarily after a tribunal. It is a poor outcome that there was no public trial as the result seemed to be a lynching. To add a bizarre twist to the story, there was a protracted argument at the TV transmission station between revolutionaries until they eventually agreed to show the film of the evidence of their death.