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Dear Mary

Dear Mary: How will Joan Collins introduce herself now she’s a dame?

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10 January 2015

9:00 AM

10 January 2015

9:00 AM

Q. We enjoyed the Christmas University Challenge series featuring mature graduates, some of whom were more in the public eye than others. I was a little surprised that one team captain, a broadcaster at that, introduced herself as Dame X. I was always told that I must not introduce myself as Mr and that it was a title bestowed by others and not by oneself.

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