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Wed in a lion’s cage: circus queen’s active at 103

By Thomas Adamson
Published October 16, 2014 5:14pm ET
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Wed in a lion’s cage: circus queen’s active at 103
PARIS (AP) — Madame Rosa appears at the circus apartment doorway in sparkling diamonds, red lipstick and a walking frame — and sits down beside her leopard skin rug. “That’s Mickey,” exclaims the 103-year-old doyenne of Europe’s most famous circus, pointing to all that remains of her former pet. “He died of old age. We […]

PARIS (AP) — Madame Rosa appears at the circus apartment doorway in sparkling diamonds, red lipstick and a walking frame — and sits down beside her leopard skin rug.

“That’s Mickey,” exclaims the 103-year-old doyenne of Europe’s most famous circus, pointing to all that remains of her former pet.

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