Teen is Queen of Royal collectors
18.05.12
SHE’S only 16 but Eleanor Proctor is doing a royally good job with her memorabilia collection.
The teenager has amassed hundreds of royal trinkets in just a few years after she was struck down with the collector’s bug upon learning of a family member’s encounter with a king.
Now she hopes to get her hands on Raymond Taylor Duncan’s treasured books which document the story of the monarchy from around 1900 to present day.
In last week’s Sunday Sun, the 70-year-old retired lay preacher appealed for someone to take the collection on fearing all his years of effort will go to waste when he is no longer here.
Eleanor, who’s mum Jacqueline says she has enough memorabilia “to fill a skip”, is keen to offer a good home to the 42 volumes of pics, newspaper cuttings and other snippets.
The Chester-le-Street schoolgirl said: “It was my mum’s friend who spotted the story and she called my mum straight away. I’d love to have the books, they look really interesting.”
Source: Sunday Sun
DREAM COME TRUE KATE MIDDLETON HAS BECOME A GLOBAL ROLE MODEL
18.05.12
MOST LITTLE girls dream of becoming princesses. For Kate Middleton, this has become a reality.
Kate Middleton was born in Reading, England, in 1982. She is the eldest daughter of Carole, owner of Party Pieces, and Michael, a former flight dispatcher.
She spent two years growing up in Jordan, where her parents were based for work. Upon her return to Britain, she attended a local primary school, though as her mother's party business took off, she was moved to private schools. She led a very athletic and outgoing childhood, took part in school plays and is still known to be very sporty today. Kate went on to study history of art at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, and it was here that she met Prince William.
At college, Kate and William quickly became good friends and soon moved in together. Not long after that their relationship began to flourish. They began to go on holiday and attend royal weddings together. So, it came as no surprise when the jubilant couple announced their engagement in November 2010.
Source: Enniscorthy Guardian