In Depth:  Ruth Jolly

Meg, who died on December 31 2007, was born in 1921 in Leamington Spa, and grew up in France where her family were expatriates. She was a mischievous child, whose sense of humour often got her into trouble.

There’s a story of her brother reciting Kublai Khan, and Meg’s uncontrollable giggles when he reached, ‘As if this earth in fast thick pants were breathing’!