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| Writer Morris 'remarries' again | Writer Morris 'remarries' again |
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| A sex-change author has 'remarried' the woman she wed nearly 60 years ago. | A sex-change author has 'remarried' the woman she wed nearly 60 years ago. |
| Jan Morris, who was born James Humphrey Morris, divorced from wife Elizabeth in 1972 before a sex change operation. | |
| Despite the divorce, the pair still lived together in Llanystumdwy, Gwynedd and have now had a civil partnership ceremony. | Despite the divorce, the pair still lived together in Llanystumdwy, Gwynedd and have now had a civil partnership ceremony. |
| Morris made the announcement about the civil partnership on BBC Radio 4's Bookclub programme as she spoke about her latest book. | |
| So I wanted to round this thing off nicely and last week, as a matter of fact, Elizabeth and I went and had a civil union Jan Morris | So I wanted to round this thing off nicely and last week, as a matter of fact, Elizabeth and I went and had a civil union Jan Morris |
| She said on the programme: "I like to think I have a rounded life - so far it's been pretty rounded I think and it's going to be more rounded still because for two reasons. | She said on the programme: "I like to think I have a rounded life - so far it's been pretty rounded I think and it's going to be more rounded still because for two reasons. |
| "One is I have written a posthumous book which I have already sold, I have got the advance but they won't pay me the rest. | "One is I have written a posthumous book which I have already sold, I have got the advance but they won't pay me the rest. |
| "That's one thing, the other thing is more touching and I haven't told this to anybody before. | "That's one thing, the other thing is more touching and I haven't told this to anybody before. |
| "I have lived with the same person for 58 years. | "I have lived with the same person for 58 years. |
| "We were married when I was young... and then this sex change thing so-called happened, so we naturally had to divorce - so we were divorced but we have always lived together anyway. | "We were married when I was young... and then this sex change thing so-called happened, so we naturally had to divorce - so we were divorced but we have always lived together anyway. |
| "So I wanted to round this thing off nicely and last week, as a matter of fact, Elizabeth and I went and had a civil union." | "So I wanted to round this thing off nicely and last week, as a matter of fact, Elizabeth and I went and had a civil union." |
| Writer | Writer |
| Presenter James Naughtie, who said on the Bookclub website that Morris's contribution brought a 'special excitement' to the programme, congratulated the author on air. | Presenter James Naughtie, who said on the Bookclub website that Morris's contribution brought a 'special excitement' to the programme, congratulated the author on air. |
| Morris has been previously named by The Times as the 15th greatest British post-war writer. | Morris has been previously named by The Times as the 15th greatest British post-war writer. |
| The former journalist, who reported on the 1953 conquest of Everest, had studied at Sandhurst and Oxford. | The former journalist, who reported on the 1953 conquest of Everest, had studied at Sandhurst and Oxford. |
| Morris's work Pax Britannica, a history of the British Empire was written while the sex change procedure was completed. | Morris's work Pax Britannica, a history of the British Empire was written while the sex change procedure was completed. |
| Known for her writing on locations including Hong Kong, Venice and Oxford and her novel Last Letters from Hav was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. | Known for her writing on locations including Hong Kong, Venice and Oxford and her novel Last Letters from Hav was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. |
| Presenter James Naughtie said the Bookclub show with Jan Morris was: "One of these Bookclubs that could have gone on for hours." | Presenter James Naughtie said the Bookclub show with Jan Morris was: "One of these Bookclubs that could have gone on for hours." |
| He said the announcement of Morris's civil partnership as "a touching personal revelation". | He said the announcement of Morris's civil partnership as "a touching personal revelation". |