One of the most enduring stars of British show business in the last 50 years, Vince Hill, is to exclusively serialise his autobiography here on the Third Age website.

Best known to you all for his great songs, Edelweiss and Roses of Picardy, Vince also has a heart rending story to tell.

A story of two battles with cancer, why Terry Wogan still won’t play his records, how he was chased by the late Princess Margaret, memories of his early days as a coal miner and great highs in a glittering career which saw him perform with the great stars of TV and variety.

Told with humour and humility, this is a story which will make you laugh, make you cry and make you keep coming back for more as Vince opens his heart and his music to you, the fans who made his career.

Read of his hope, his despair, his accolades, his friendships, the stars he worked with, and why his greatest friend in his hours of need was a duck called Doris.

Only here on Third Age will you read this story and Vince is donating CDs of his music for a competition which we will hold towards the end of the serialisation.

Called “Another Hill To Climb”, Vince’s story will be a revelation and a delight to everyone in their Third Age.

Chapter One – Remembrance.
Chapter Two – Vince’s Longest Night.