A Nice Birthday Treat Share: It was unusual to receive a call from my good friend Mike at about 7:30 am while I was juggling nappies, toddlers and a mobile phone. I just about managed to make out from Mike that he was asking me if I was interested in attending a Zoom event with the University of Liverpool and Carlo Ancelotti the following evening. Naturally I jumped at the chance. As far as birthday treats go - the last of which in my 30s - it doesn t get much better than that! Thank you, Mike.
Fast-forward to the following evening and I shuffled to a quiet spot at home and logged in. The event was called The Lucrezia Zaina Bequest: In Conversation With Carlo Ancelotti. Lucrezia Zaina studied at the University of Liverpool between 1939 and 1947, before returning to lecture in French and Italian studies between 1964 and 1988, a legacy of her time at the university being an annual event in celebration of Italian culture. Professor Dame Janet Beer opened the event