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Even the word lady has shifted over the years from being an aspiration to a term widely regarded as demeaning and disparaging.

Distress ensues when these savior suitors, who are bound for a yearlong voyage, fail to show up at the appointed hour to bid the ladies farewell.

"I was absolutely sick with nerves," the club's lady captain Ruth Watt admitted.

"I don't want little old ladies to turn around in that car park and get fined for someone sat watching a camera," Mr Leighton said.

The former first lady has not accompanied her husband to several high-profile events – including Donald Trump's inauguration and the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter – fuelling speculation that they might be separating.