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All white for the knight

February 25, 2016 12:18
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Simon Rocker,

Simon Rocker

1 min read

It's been a memorable year already for JLGB patron, Sir Jack Petchey, the East End boy who joined the Navy, bought a second-hand car business and, through various business ventures, became a multi-millionaire.

His charity work particularly in support of youth was recognised with a knighthood in the New Years Honours in January.

Then, this month, the 90-year-old knight married his long-term partner, the Leeds-born sculptress Frances Segelman, famed for her celebrity and royal busts.

I'm told their nuptials were celebrated with a spirited Hava Nagila and some numbers from Fiddler on the Roof.

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