'HELPING'

MARGARET & LISA'S DAY AT 

THE ROYAL GARDEN PARTY

Wow!  Don't they look amazing!  Lisa Osborne (left) and mum Margaret Meeks (one of HELPING'S founders) were invited to Buckingham Palace on May 29th. Several senior members of the royal family were present including the Queen, Prince Philip, Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall.  It was also Kate Middleton's first Royal Garden Party.

Margaret and Lisa spent around four hours in the palace gardens, chatting with many of the other guests who included small-business owners and voluntary workers.  

Margaret said:  "Everyone was very friendly and the outfits were gorgeous.  The cakes were to die for!  I could have eaten all day!"

They were blessed with a hot and sunny day to enjoy the beautiful palace grounds.

As they left the palace through the ornate front gates, Lisa was mistaken for a relative of the Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson!  They overheard tourists speculating that she might be one of Fergie's daughters!