warmth

"Ruth was one of a kind. Full of charisma and warmth, she left an impression on everyone she met. We will miss her."

She describes her feelings as grounded in “warmth and loyalty,” complicated by “hurt and disappointment,” and recounts how she was sidelined with what Emhoff called “impossible, sh*t jobs.”

Despite Delhi's cultivated warmth with Riyadh, the pact lands amid heightened hostility with Pakistan, including a four-day conflict earlier this year.

Bird's home county Yorkshire, whom he played for and served as president, described him as a "national treasure, known not only for his umpiring excellence but also for his eccentricities and warmth".

They added: "He was also a person of real integrity and warmth, who will always be remembered with genuine fondness by everyone he worked with at the club. Rest in peace, Matt."