Another amazing thing about Elizabeth Devereux-Rochester is that, when her circuit was incredibly worried that she'd be blown, she didn't go back to England. Instead she went to stay with her mum in Paris, and got interned in a spa Hotel. Which indicates that the Gestapo had no idea she was SOE.

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I met her, she was in the room next to my dad at the Star and Garter nursing home. She was a little lady with fluffy white hair and so brilliant when she spoke about her past. The home was very protective of her as she was still a target for Nazis even then. She died just after my dad.

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Jack Frost has visited. There’s a lovely chill in the air. I’m wearing tights. I’ve just walked past a robin flying by. I can smell a fire burning and see smoke from a chimney. Finally, autumn has arrived. My favourite season.

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There's a local community group, the Amelia Earhart Legacy Association, doing great work in Derry to promote her legacy.

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A brilliant achievement. Sadly, she died a few months later, while descending K2. Her son, Tom, would die descending Ama Dablam years later. May their memories be a blessing.

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