As a young child I sat opposite them on a Vickers Viscount flying from Majorca to London and Pearl gave me a sweet for the ear popping that we sometimes used to experience in those days. Also got to the flight deck during the journey.
A family holiday after my four year old brother had recovered from burns after his dressing gown caught fire when it brushed one of those old unshielded electric bar heaters. I still remember vividly being sent out in the snow to call for help from the pub. No telephones then.