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77. Shortly after the games I informed the Palace that Id be leaving the Army. Elf and I worked onthe public announcement; it was hard to get the wording just right, to explain it to the public,maybe because I was having trouble explaining it to myse
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78. An Afghanistan war service at St. Pauls Cathedral, and then a reception at the Guildhall hosted bythe City of London Corporation, and then the launch of Walking With The Woundeds Walk OfBritain, and then a visit to Englands rugby team, and then w
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79. I went to Australia for a round of military exercises and while there I got word: Willy and Katehad welcomed their second child. Charlotte. I was an uncle again, and very happy about it. But, predictably, during one interview that day or the next
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80. People often speculated that I was clinging to my bachelor life because it was so glamorous. Manyevenings Id think: If only they could see me now. Then Id go back to folding my underwear and watching The One with Monica andChandlers Wedding. Besi
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81. Other than the occasional shopping, I stopped going out in 2015. Stopped entirely. No more occasional dinners with mates. No more house parties. No clubs. No nothing. Every night Id go straight home from work, eat over the sink, then catch up on
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82. I went to East London, to Mildmay Mission Hospital, to commemorate its 150th anniversary andrecent renovations. My mother once paid the place a famous visit. She held the hand of a man whowas HIV-positive, and thereby changed the world. She prove
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83. I visited Botswana, spent a few days with Teej and Mike. I felt a craving for them, a physical needto go on a wander with Mike, to sit once more with my head in Teejs lap, talking and feeling safe. Feeling home. The very end of 2015. I took them
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84. In a helicopter over Kruger one morning, we flew in long loopy circles, searching for the telltalesigns. Suddenly I spotted the most telltale sign of all. There, I said. Vultures. We quickly descended. Clouds of vultures took flight as we touched
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85. In Namibia, crossing the northern desert in search of desert rhinos, I met an amiable doctor whowas tracking desert lions. They were heavily persecuted in that part of Namibia, because theyoften encroached on farmland. The doctor was darting some
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86. Back to America. With two good mates. January 2016. My mate Thomas was dating a woman who lived in Los Angeles, so our first stop was herhouse. She gave a welcome party, invited a small group of friends over. Everyone was on thesame page about al
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87. The next day we went to another house party. Inland, though the air still smelt like ocean. More tequila, more names thrown at me. And more mushrooms. We all started playing some kind of game, some kind of charadesI think? Someone handedme a join
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part 3captain of my soul 1. I was sitting around Nott Cott, scrolling through Instagram. In my feed I saw a video: My friendViolet. And a young woman. They were playing with a new app that put silly filters on your photos. Violet and the womanhad dog
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2. After texting half the night, into the wee hours, I groaned when that alarm rang at dawn. Time toget on Sir Keiths boat. But I also felt grateful. A sailing race was the only way Id be able to putdown my phone. And I needed to put it down, just fo
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3. The traffic was terrible. It was Sunday night, people were streaming back into London from theirweekends in the country. Plus I had to get through Piccadilly Circus, a nightmare at the best oftimes. Bottlenecks, construction, accidents, gridlock,
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4. Id made plans to meet my mate after. Now I phoned him, told him I was on my way, and half anhour later I was barging into his house off the Kings Road. He took one look at my face and said: Whats happened? I didnt want to tell him. I kept thinking
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