Kristen Tucker, a Foley High School senior with Down syndrome, is ready to take the world by storm following graduation. Kristen Tucker, a senior at Foley High School, is ready to take the world by storm following graduation. After a vote of the student body, Kristen, a 19-year-old with Down syndrome, was named homecoming queen…
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Paddington creator’s daughter calls for toys to go to kids’ charities
Children across the nation have paid their respects with the teddy bears and marmalade sandwiches in a nod to the delightful sketch filmed for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in June. Calls are growing for Paddington bear teddies and other similar toys left in memory of the Queen to be donated to children’s hospitals and charities after Monday’s…
Death of Queen Elizabeth II: The charity leader she inspired to success
Alex Holmes received an award from the Queen, which he said led to him heading anti-bullying charity. A man who overcame bullying has told of how a meeting with the Queen inspired him to go on to lead a charity. Alex Holmes received an award from Her Majesty in 2017 for an anti-bullying project he…
Royal wax figures wear Christmas knits for charity
The waxwork figures of the Royal family were festively decorated with kitsch Christmas jumpers at Madame Tussauds London on Tuesday (December 6) to help raise awareness of children’s charity appeal, Save the Children.