tears

Both players were in tears as Federer bowed out of the game.

The actress, 60, said it drove her to tears, adding: "It was one of the hardest things I’ve had to do. I found it so difficult to be that vulnerable."

In the end, we got plenty of tears, as she appeared to repeatedly wilt under probing questioning, but few concrete answers.

With tropical flair, the performance kicked off the three-hour spectacle, which brought the audience to its feet, tears to winners’ faces and nostalgic moments.

Although the mother of another girl had phoned the school in tears, Audrey F said she had called her back, with Samuel Paty also on the call, and said the mother appeared reassured.