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Richard Branson has paid touching tribute to his beloved mother Eve, saying she was an extraordinary woman .
The billionaire, 70, revealed his mum, who gave him £100 to start his business, had died from coronavirus aged 96 on Monday in a heartfelt statement on Twitter.
Speaking about his loss on The One Show on Thursday, Richard gushed that he was a lucky son to have been able to name Virgin Galactic s mothership after her. She was extraordinary : Richard Branson has paid touching tribute to his beloved late mother Eve after her death at 96 during an appearance on The One Show on Thursday
Tauranga tourism sector survives summer but braces for unknown
11 Jan, 2021 05:00 PM
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To Bay Explorer owner Brandon Stone s surprise, he s having a bumper summer - even without international tourists. We ve been out every day, weather permitting. Sea conditions have been really good. Animal life has been really good too, he said. I didn t know how it was going to go [after the borders closed due to Covid-19] but we ve found that people are active and I guess we are surprised we are filling the boat every day, or close to it.
New Zealand went into alert level 4 lockdown on March 25, and the country s borders have remained closed to tourism since, forcing the tourism sector to survive on the domestic market.
On Sunday night, the actor, 34, began to trend on Twitter after a series of screenshots showing messages he d allegedly penned were leaked by the anonymous Instagram account, House of Effie.