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For almost half a century, we knew her as Camp Leader, one half of the Kens, Raylene to her sister’s Brenda, and a national treasure.

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Dame Jools Topp, one half of legendary New Zealand folk duo the Topp Twins, has died at the age of 68.

The Topp Twins’ management company confirmed that Dame Jools died peacefully at her home on Saturday with her twin sister Lynda, brother Bruce, close friends and pets by her side.

The name that topped the 2018 Queen’s Birthday Honours was unfamiliar to most New Zealanders: Dame Julie Bethridge Topp.

For almost half a century, they had known her as Camp Leader, one half of the Kens, Raylene to her sister’s Brenda, and a taonga, a national treasure.

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