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‘I Wonder What It Is About the Billionaire Media Tycoon That Has Kept Him So Appealing All These Years?’
My grandfather, Gordon Briggs, died on 18 September 2026. He was two days away from turning 95.
On the day he was born, the Government abandoned the gold standard. The front page of the Observer didn’t carry any headlines but was instead filled with adverts for holidays, hotels, and cruises: “This winter visit Gibraltar and Malta where British currency circulates!”
