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28 days ago
We've been transatlantic pen pals for 70 years and are now more like sisters
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a general story. BBC News UK is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 19 Sept 2026, 08:24 UTC. The headline in use is “We've been transatlantic pen pals for 70 years and are now more like sisters”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Kathleen Bonthron and Shirley Hedtke were age 10 and 11 when their friendship began to blossom in letters sent between Scotland and the US.
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- First reported by BBC News UK
We've been transatlantic pen pals for 70 years and are now more like sisters
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