THE SAD NEWS OF LORD JEFFREY ARCHER’S DEATH HIT MY HUSBAND AND I HARD LAST NIGHT- PATTI BOULAYE. (PHOTO).
Lord Jeffrey Archer The sad news of Lord Jeffrey Archer’s death hit my husband and I hard last night. We had been travelling most of the day. We checked into our hotel, and just as we settled in, a text message popped up. This must be some sick joke, I thought, but no one would that. We put on the news, and could not speak for a very long time. We last saw Lord Archer in July, he was his usual ebullient self. I sent a message to Dame Mary and their sons, and spent most of the night awake. Lord Archer was a very kind man. We had known him for over 40years. My first time meeting Jeffrey was unforgettable. I was speaking publicly for the first time. Afraid to miss the main points of the speech, which took me days to prepare, I read all of it. Everyone was being nice after my speech. Jeffrey walked up to me took the papers from me, tore them up in front of everyone said: “Young lady, you’ll make a great speaker. I never want to see you read your speech again.” That, ...

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