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Sheila Farebrother is a feisty, handsome woman with a no-nonsense approach to life that has served her well over her 90 years.

But in recent times that resilience has been sorely tested, as she has faced estrangement from the man who owes so much of his global success to her love, support and encouragement — her only child, Reginald Dwight, better known to the world, of course, as Elton John.