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As the house of Windsor started with George V because they didn't want to be known as a german family in WWI - then yes, he was the first Windsor monarch to speak English as a first language!! George III was the first Hanoverian monarch to be born in England with English as a first language... Otherwise, Henry IV was the first monarch to speak English as a first language

And neither would they know to take precautions - including vaccinations!!!

How do you know that you don't have underlying health conditions??? This time last year, I didn't realise I have rather high blood pressure, which has, apparently, affected my heart slightly.... I didn't feel any different to normal, no headaches, no visual problems (beyond short-sightedness , which I've had since a child) I have regular exercise, though possibly not enough... There could be an underlying problem making you more vulnerable to the COVID virus- as such, I'm glad I've had the vaccines + booster 🙂

Ror blood type is indeed found in 2% of the UK population - broadly speaking, Rh can de divided into Rh Pos and Rh Neg... However, it can be further split into different subtypes depending on the inheritance of the different parts of the Rh system - these parts are C, c, D, E, and e If you're positive for the D part, you are Rh Pos, if you're negative for the D part, you are Rhg Neg. The capital "R" also indicates D Pos. Rh Pos types Rh Neg type R1 = C+, D+, e+ r = c+ D - e+ R2 = c +, D+, E + r' = C +, D -, e+ Ro = c+, D +, e+ r" = c+, D -, E + RZ = C +, D +, E+ ry = C+, D-, E+ These are inherited as a package, one from each parent, so your daughter would have inherited the Ro from one parent and the r from the other (it's impossible to distinguish Ro and RoRo from each other without typing the parents as well!!! But Ror is the more common combination) The Blood Transfusion Centres type for the Rh subgroups all the time, so if any of your relatives in Sheffield donate blood, this would probably have been picked up... It's also why people of different ethnicities are encouraged to donate, as there's a higher chance of finding matched blood for sickle cell patients. There are a lot more blood groups common to sickle cell patients as well and we try to match as many as possible in the hopes of preventing the patient from developing an immune reaction against any blood group that they don't have... I work in the testing department of a transfusion lab, so you've touched on my sweet spot here !!! 😀

Not sure how it works in the English blood service - here in Wales we have an appointments system and also drop-in clinics... Things have changed since last March, in that instead of the WBS travelling to towns/villages etc and setting up a clinic there for a couple of days and then moving on, a clinic is set up in a specific location for a week or so and donors in that area have to travel to the clinic. It worked quite well - people were desperate to get out of the house and blood donation was considered "essential travel"!!! Have you tried booking on-line?? Do they have more appointments that way??

Today is World Blood Donor day - (it's the birthday of Karl Landsteiner who was the scientist who discovered the ABO blood group system ) - and new donation rules have now come into force so that homosexual men can now donate... https://www.blood.co.uk/news-and-campaigns/news-and-statements/fair-steering-group/ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-57445053 Please have a look and give blood if you are able to!!!

What about Super 8 cine film?? I have some that need doing (but I'm not in Sheffield or even close!!!)

Hi, Getz, my dad's brother - Ron Womersley - also went to Lydgate around the same time (maybe a couple of years before you) - I believe he was head boy at High Storrs later... Just wondered if you remembered him??? My mum also went to Lydgate and would have been there around 1940 - (Mary) Jean Watson...

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That would be great!!! Thank you so much..... I'll pm my email address to you…. I've just looked - and there's 2 now !!! That's the first time I've seen them on there!!! Thank you... 😀

I've heard of it but know very little about it - I think it's a method of snipping out faulty gene segments, and then replacing them with others... It's called "CRISPR" - this article should explain more... https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/primer/genomicresearch/genomeediting

There's several pages on the Clarion Ramblers here... My grandfather was also a member and was on the Kinder trespass according to family folklore... 😊

BBC link!! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-49516252

See this link for information about consent... 😀 https://www.organdonation.nhs.uk/helping-you-to-decide/about-organ-donation/faq/consent/

I hope everything goes well for you, Allen, pleased to hear you're doing ok with your new kidney!! :)