But standing before 65,000 people, and another 500 million watching live in 140 countries, we were paralysed. Maybe that was the reason we didn’t actually say anything about her? I look at the video now and it’s striking. Here was a moment, maybe the moment, for us to describe her, to dig down deep and find the words to remind the world of her sterling qualities, her once-a-millennium magic – her disappearance. But we didn’t. I’m not suggesting a full-blown homage was in order, but maybe some small personal tribute? We offered no such thing. It was still too much, too raw. The only thing I
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