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Joan Freeman’s tale of lost love has added some much-needed romance to the presidential race, and I’m all for it

Joan Freeman and Des Walsh: the romance that didn’t go the distance Pic: Fergal Phillips

Are we allowed to have a Prince Charming in our lives these days? I know it’s 2018 and all, and it’s terribly unfashionable for women to be spotted hollering from tower windows for saviours, but are we still allowed to believe in a fairytale from time to time in which a prince or knight in shining armour comes along to rescue a damsel in distress?

Maybe not publicly. Maybe even privately it’s a ...