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There are many examples of the grace and elegance that Hilary Weston displayed in her years as a fashion model, Holt Renfrew executive and lieutenant-governor of Ontario. But one that stands out to her friend and colleague Mario Manza, divisional vice president of VIP services at Holt Renfrew, happened when the two got a flat tire on New York’s Fifth Avenue in 2005.

“The driver, a gentleman who was a little on the older side and had a leg problem, was slowly getting out of the car and trying to make his way to open the door for Ms. Weston. Drivers were honking their horns and yelling obscenities, so I got out of the car and was greeted with equally colourful language, and the horns

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