Royal super-fan Terry Hutt visits London to see Queen Elizabeth lying in state

By Jill Dando News

Royal super-fan Terry Hutt travelled from Jill Dando’s childhood home in Somerset to see Queen Elizabeth II lying in state.

He made the journey before the Queen’s funeral after a kind-hearted samaritan offered to help him.

Mr Hutt has been ever-present at significant royal events during his lifetime but he had told ITV News that because of his age and a previous injury he would be unable to visit the capital.

The 87-year-old said that he was 'heartbroken' he would be unable to make the trip from his home in Weston-super-Mare, saying that the excessive queues would make it virtually impossible for him to see Her Majesty.

After appearing on the programme a number of people from the Weston-super-Mare community offered Terry an opportunity to travel to London with them.

Terry lives in Weston which is where Jill Dando grew up before rising to the top of the BBC.

A spokesperson for Jill Dando News said: “Thank you to all the good samaritans who stepped in to ensure Terry could make the trip to London.”

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