The Oldie

In my father's footsteps

Is there anythingyou can't leave home without?

My long-haired miniature dachshund, Maurice. I paid huge amounts of money to bring him from America to England last summer. He's even been to the Palio in Siena.

Is there somethingyou really miss?

My family, my mum [Teresa Wells, sister of the late Alexander Chancellor, the former Oldie editor] and my siblings – or you think you do.

What are your memories of Alexander Chancellor, your uncle?

His crazy laugh

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