The couple had sent Victoria to stay with her great aunt Marie-Therese Kouao - now in jail for her murder - in the hope their daughter would have a European education.

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Though Rothschild only met her great aunt a handful of times on her visits to New York, she was devastated by the loss.

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However as I left with the assurance that the family and friends would take great care of her, an old aunt pulled me to one side and told me to aim high, there's room for everyone up there -- a motto which has stayed with me always.

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Their revenues have been gnawed away by the increasing adoption of e-mail by everyone from busy offices to your great-aunt Flossy.

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His father had aunts who were born in the late Victorian era, and regular tea with his great-aunt Isie provided firsthand access to a bygone existence.

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The couple had at one time agreed to look after Victoria for six months, after being asked by social services when the great aunt accused her boyfriend of sexually abusing the little girl.

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