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A woman who was Muhammad Ali’s pen pal has told 5 live he became her “very best friend� over the 30 years they corresponded. Stephanie Meade was only ten years old when she first wrote to Ali, and her friends told her he would never reply. However after a few months’ wait she received a hand written letter. Paying her last respects to Ali in Louisville, Kentucky, Stephanie said “he showed his love for me and I am forever changed by it�. This clip is originally from 5 live Drive on Friday 10 June 2016.
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