I suppose I am fortunate never to have had to write something like this before, but here goes... This is a tribute to a wonderful and very special friend to me and many others. She gave us wings and inspired us to fly and knew no boundaries. The world truly was her oyster and her friends came from everywhere. I am going to miss her terribly but her loving, embracing, kind-hearted, fun and caring spirit will live on inside me and that is just one of her many gifts. Friedrun and I share a wonderful circle of friends, many from our native Germany, and whilst that doesn’t always guarantee we’d get on – we did! Brilliantly and we are all very, very lucky for that. I was particularly grateful to have been on the receiving end of her wonderfully kind-hearted spirit over a very difficult last 5 years for me. Both her and Michael have been rocks for me and I will forever be thankful to both of them Many people are referred to as unique, but Friedrun truly was - in the very best of ways - and so we all have wonderful memories of her that we will treasure and will live on in and through us. The world is a poorer place without her. My thoughts are with Michael, Jim, Dominik and her family in Germany and in the UK. Astrid