Sunday's finale was played out in torrential rain in south-west France and Dibowski's clear round piled the pressure on Fox-Pitt.

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Mr Simmons lived in Camberley, Surrey, and Teddington, south west London, before his recent move to France.

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This week, with European Union approval, France began vaccinating geese and ducks in the south-west.

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