People
Portrait of the Month: Birgit Pederson
Birgit Pederson came to England at sixteen on a school trip, returned at eighteen as an au pair, married her childhood sweetheart at twenty-one, and never quite left. "We spread our wings," she laughs, "and suddenly it was our silver wedding anniversary." She is 89 now, and tells anyone who asks without a moment's hesitation.
19 August 2026
