"It's my mother's engagement ring so I thought it was quite nice because obviously she's not going to be around to share any of the fun and excitement of it all - this was my way of keeping her close to it all, " he said.

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She had obviously been well-trained in the techniques for instant rapport because she launched into a few clearly-rehearsed facts about her activities at the school and asked me to match these with some of my own.

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"I just wanted to be part of the night, because I loved it last year, obviously, " she said of winning a record-tying six awards in 2012.

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"Obviously because Margaret Thatcher's a political figure, and she was an important person, she is going to stir up emotions, " says etiquette expert Jean Broke-Smith.

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"And then I couldn't push her too far, because then she would stop talking to me and sharing with me, and obviously she needed to share with someone that she could trust, " Zamsky said.

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"It's a pity we've been drawn together not only because Aisling's my friend but because one Irish player will obviously be eliminated in the opening round, " she added.

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All through her early teens, she had very obviously liked boys, and they had liked her, mostly because boys like to be liked.

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"We are never going to be happy about any outcome because we have still lost Meredith but we obviously support the decision and hope to get answers from it, " she told CNN affiliate ITN from the family home in Coulsdon, south of London.

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