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JOHN CRAVEN

On the night of the Queen’s death, I was presenting an award at a heartwarming ceremony in London to honour some remarkable animals, mainly dogs. The solemn news spread quickly and I wondered whether the event might be cancelled.

Within minutes, we heard that it would go ahead in a respectful fashion. The Queen had been patron of the Dogs

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