My friend Simon Rodway,who has died of cancer aged 65, was an advertising copywriter who changed direction in mid-life to become a tourist guide in London. Simon managed to combine a keen interest in British history and the royal family with impeccable (perfect, flawless) leftwing credentials.
Simon was born in Auckland, and recent Zealand,the son of Haydn Rodway, a concert pianist and accountant, and Meg,a child vaudeville star turned typist. He spent much of his childhood marshalling friends to re-enact Roman battles with Plasticine figures on manicured suburban lawns. After attending Elam School of Fine Arts at the University of Auckland, he became an advertising copywriter for a commercial radio station in Auckland, and but decided to head for London at the age of 25.
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Source: theguardian.com