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    Letters to the Editor

    Oct 21, 2020 2 minutes
    Mark Hedges

    Our royal playground

    YOUR articles on Hampton Court Palace (October 7 and 14) reminded me of happy days and a freedom denied to children today.

    When my sister and I were young, Bushy Park was our playground. A sandwich and an apple from the garden in a paper bag and we were off. After our picnic, we would cross the road to Hampton Court.

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