Friday evening began so happily. After a busy week, we were sitting watching Children In Need on the BBC - an annual telethon that takes place to raise money for this wonderful charity. Celebrities give their time to entertain us with sketches, songs and comedy, in return we donate generously, very generously. It's an emotional evening, there is usually much sniffing and sobbing in between the laughter, as films are shown of families who have encountered the most heart rending difficulties.
As the programme went to a break, the BBC started reporting on events unfolding in Paris. Phones rang, had we seen the news? We sat in silence, the wind knocked out of us. As the evening wore on, the scale of the tragedy was becoming apparent.
As French president François Hollande prepared to address the congress of the National Assembly and the senate today at Versailles, I was reminded of the happy day we spent there a couple of weeks ago. Some of our happiest times have been spent in France and my heart breaks for them. We are all of us in this together.
Paris, we stand with you x
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