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64 - Alton, Hampshire, England

I’m proof that growing older doesn’t mean growing up. Photographer, entrepreneur, ex-tennis player turned...

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63 - Esher, Surrey, England

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70 - Lichfield, Staffordshire, England

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70 - Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England

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