Diane Kruger, 46, Hollywood actress, thought about her childhood in Algermissen, Lower Saxony. Working on her recently published children’s book “My Name” reminded her strongly of her time as a child. “The older I get, I realize how much I want to go back to my German roots,” said Kruger at the Frankfurt Book Fair. It is important to her that her daughter appreciates the same values that her parents explained to her at the time. Staying abroad for a long time makes people forget their roots, Kruger said.
Jurgen Drews, 77, pop singer, feels like he’s already gone. “It has felt to me for a very long time as if I had gotten out,” he told the German Press Agency. It really isn’t difficult for him. “I’ve experienced so much in my life, no, actually I’ve experienced everything.” Since the beginning of the corona pandemic two years ago, he has had a lot of time, lives for the day and does a lot. The 77-year-old gave his last concert in Ellmau, Austria, at the beginning of October. His farewell to the TV stage should be next.
Ingrid Noll, 87, crime writer, sets conditions for her own aging. “If I stay fit, it would be nice to reach 106,” Noll said picture on sunday. “If I suffer from it, if I’m lonely and unhappy, then I’d rather not get that old.” One problem is “material fatigue”, the author admitted. “The glasses came at 50, the hearing aid at 85. So other spare parts will probably be due at some point.”
Charles III73, British King, and Camilla, 75, King’s Consort, have written birthday cards to several over 100 year olds in the UK. The first cards have arrived at their recipients, said the palace. Among those celebrating her birthday was World War II veteran Ruth Park-Pearson, who celebrated her 100th birthday in North Yorkshire on Friday, attended by many children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. After the death of Queen Elizabeth II on September 8, the practice was temporarily suspended. Now Charles and Camilla have continued this tradition.