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Following her win, Higgins said he rang Connolly to congratulate her "on what is a momentous day for her and her family".

"This is a momentous day for all of the people of Southeast Asia, as we sign a historic agreement to end the military conflict between Cambodia and Thailand," he said.

External ritual gave way to interior experience, and this inward turn, Mr. Persico tells us, effected “one of the most momentous revolutions” in the history of the West.

"It is a momentous win, a historic win for Caerphilly, for Plaid Cymru and for the story of Welsh politics," he added.

For most walk-ons, that might have been the end of the story, a momentous mile marker on the way to four seasons spent on scout team.