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- ↑ "Narita Bahra QC Marks First 100 Years and Becomes 1st Female Criminal Silk to Begin the "Lethbridge Gloves" Tradition on Silks Day". 2 Hare Court. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2020.