Please tell HRH that Ruth should be made a Dame: she is a national treasure. The breadth and depth of her knowledge is formidable, her passion, infectious. I left with a reading list that will set me on course for a doctorate. Most important, is Ruth's ability to personalize history, making it relevant to our time and our lives. Context, indeed, is all. Walking the East End with Ruth the morning after the Borough Hall attack, it was impossible to avoid historical parallels. This is why we travel. I could not have had a more knowledgeable, compassionate companion that afternoon.

This was our second walk with Ruth and it was like meeting an old friend for the morning. She is fabulous - deep knowledge, lots of stories, enthusiasm and she is so well prepared with photographs, quotes etc. and we love that she recommends books for us to read later (we are huge book fans)

It all worked! Even the weather!

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