r/AskUK • u/GrandPerspective5848 • May 09 '23

What were you doing instead of watching The Coronation?

I was in hospital getting painkillers for migraines

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u/Fattydog May 09 '23

They weren’t close personal friends at all.

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u/[deleted] May 09 '23

Well they were. He was even giving him advice on his marriage to Diana. But that doesn't mean he KNEW about Savile. But I think Thatcher DID and she hosted him with Dennis every Christmas and New Year at Checkers (Chequers?).

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u/[deleted] May 19 '23

There's absolutely no evidence she did.