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5. She spent that whole day at Wimbledon, cheering on her friend Serena Williams, from Serenasbox. She texted me after the final set as she raced back to her hotel, then texted again while shechanged, then texted me as she was rushing to Soho House.
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6. We couldnt fly together. For one thing, I was already going to be in Africa. I was scheduled to bein Malawi, doing conservation work with African Parks. But I didnt tell her the other reason: We couldnt risk being seen together, the press findingo
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7. I woke just before dawn, unzipped the tent quietly, tiptoed out. The stillness of a Botswanamorning. I watched a flock of pygmy geese fly upriver, watched impala and lechwe having theirmorning drink at the waters edge. The birdsong was incredible.
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8. There were eleven of us. Marko, of course. Adi, of course. Two Mikes. Brent. Bidders. David. Jakie. Skippy. Viv. The whole gang. I met up with them in Maun. We loaded three silver flat-bottomed boats and set off. Days of floating, drifting, fishin
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9. I felt enormous pressure, the next day, sitting down to write the next letter. A paralyzing case ofwriters block. I just couldnt find the words to express my excitement, my contentment, mylonging. My hopes. The next best thing, I figured, in the a
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10. A frenzy of texting and FaceTiming. Though we were thousands of miles apart, we were neveractually apart. Id wake up to a text. Instantly reply. Then: text, text, text. Then, after lunch: FaceTime. Then, throughout the afternoon: text, text, text
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11. In the morning we needed sustenance. We phoned room service. When they knocked at the door, Ilooked around frantically for a place to hide. The room had nothing. No cubbyhole or wardrobes, no armoire. So I lay flat on the bed and pulled the duvet
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12. I was excited to welcome Meg to my home, but also embarrassed: Nott Cott was no palace. NottCott was palace adjacentthat was the best you could say for it. I watched her as she walked upthe front path, through the white picket fence. To my relief
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13. Just before Meg returned to Canada we went to Frogmore gardens for a walk. It was on the way to the airport. A favorite spot of mine, I said. It spoke to her as well. She especially loved the swans, andespecially one that was very grumpy. (We nam
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14. Soon after that day, Willy and Kate invited me over to dinner. They knew something was going on with me and they wanted to find out what it was. I wasnt sure I was ready to tell them. I wasnt sure I wanted anyone else to know just yet. But then,
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15. Meg came back to London a week later. October 2016. We lunched with Marko and his family, and I introduced her to a few other close mates. All good. Everyone loved her. Emboldened, I felt the time had come for her to meet my family. She agreed. F
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16. Next was Willy. I knew hed kill me if I let it go another minute. So Meg and I popped over one afternoon, shortly before he and I were due to leave on a shooting trip. Walking up to apartment 1A, under the huge arch, through the courtyard, I felt
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17. Weeks later, Meg and I drove through the gate, into the lush gardens of Clarence House, which made Meg gasp. You should see them in the spring. Pa designed them himself. I added: In honor of Gan-Gan, you know. She lived here before him. Id mentio
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18. I flew to Toronto. End of October 2016. Meg was excited to show me her life, her dogsher little house, which she adored. And I was eager to see it all, to know every last detail about her. (Though Id snuck into Canada once before, briefly, this w
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19. In those first hours and days of November 2016 there was a new low every few minutes. I was shocked, and scolded myself for being shocked. And for being unprepared. Id been braced for the usual madness, the standard libels, but I hadnt anticipate
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