The letter from the Relief Fund ‹ A History of the Titanic in 30 Pieces

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Millvina Dean was the youngest survivor of the Titanic.	0:02:07	0:02:10
Amazingly, 96 years later she was the oldest.	0:02:10	0:02:14
She was dropped down in a bag on the lifeboats.	0:02:14	0:02:17
Millvina escaped the sinking ship at just ten weeks old,	0:02:18	0:02:22
but her father never made it.	0:02:22	0:02:23
After being rescued from the Atlantic, the Titanic Relief Fund	0:02:25	0:02:28
offered three shillings and sixpence a week to support Millvina.	0:02:28	0:02:33
It sounds like a pittance, but it paid for her schooling.	0:02:33	0:02:37
The letter sustained her later in life too.	0:02:37	0:02:39
She auctioned it off to help pay for her nursing home.	0:02:39	0:02:43
She had this celebrity star status about her.	0:02:43	0:02:46
To be honest, I was a wee bit in awe of her.	0:02:46	0:02:49
The money from the Titanic Relief Fund	0:02:49	0:02:51
was certainly a leg up	0:02:51	0:02:52
so that Millvina could prosper in life.	0:02:52	0:02:56
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The letter from the Relief Fund A History of the Titanic in 30 Pieces