A grandmother who transformed her home into a museum containing the world's largest collection of royal memorabilia has paid a heartfelt tribute to the Queen.
Anita Atkinson is the proud owner of 12,777 pieces of royal memorabilia dating back to King George III. The 65-year-old said she has collected the items for around 46 years and has 5,000 on the life of Queen Elizabeth II.
She runs the royal memorabilia museum from her farm near Crook in County Durham and gives talks about the Royal Family. On Thursday, she was left devastated by the passing of Britain's longest-reigning monarch at Balmoral Castle in Scotland.
