I first met Posy when she came to work in the same department at Farmers Weekly magazine in Fleet Street 1969. Posy was secretary to John Ascoli and I remember many adventures both in and out of work time as it was a very social place then.  I think her job included keeping John out of trouble. I also remember her regular chats with her bank manager who called her personally about once a week. I also visited her home in Kent, a traditional timbered farmhouse, and met Posy’s mother and father. I still remember the large stilton cheese on the sideboard the likes of which I had never seen before. When Posy and Marg left Farmers Weekly magazine to immigrate to South Africa they asked me if I would like to join them but with an aversion to boats and no sea legs, later proved when crossing the med, I opted for the overland route as a Landrover driver. We met up again when I visited Durban and kept in touch over the years somehow. On my return to the UK in 1975 I found a job as a veterinary representative and so occasionally found myself in Devon and was able to drop in to visit. Posy worked at Powderam Castle for a while and I will never forget riding Posy’s horse across the drawbridge and through the village. Needless to say the Duke and Dutchess were not in residence at the time. In the meantime Posy met Richard and was subsequently married.  I also remember on one occasion we were in the local hostelry with my dog – a very appealing red setter. The Inn keeper’s wife presented the dog with the best roast beef much to Richard’s disgust as I think he would have rather liked the same.  Posy continued her many trips to Africa.  I met an Australian veterinary surgeon in 1989 and immigrated to Australia in 1992. My last face to face meeting with the girls was in 2006 when I was able to rendezvous with them in Covent Garden prior to a theatre trip they had planned. Subsequently we corresponded by email and Christmas newsletters. I knew Posy had health issues but in her last email to me she was very positive and I had hoped improving so I am sure her leaving has been a huge shock to many people and my heart goes out to Richard and family across the miles. Posy will be sorely missed but the memories will last forever.