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The County Durham nana who camped out for days in London to see King's Coronation describes 'perfect' moment

Royalist Anita Atkinson camped out on The Mall to show her support for King Charles as he was crowned

Chronicle Live · May 8, 2023

Royal superfans living 4,000 miles apart embrace in first meeting at Coronation

Anita Atkinson, from County Durham, and Stacie Scrimshaw, from Minnesota, USA, were decked out in Union flag leggings, hat and jacket yesterday as their passion for the Royals bridged a 4,000 mile gap

Daily Mirror · May 6, 2023

Record-breaking royal memorabilia collector flies across world for coronation

Jan Hugo, who owns Australia’s largest collection of royal memorabilia, flew over for the ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ event.

The Independent UK · May 5, 2023

'Waiting 48 hours isn't a big deal': Life in queue to see the Queen's coffin

A handful of mourners this afternoon waited on the bank of the Thames ahead of the Queen's lying-in-state, which will start at 5pm on Wednesday in Westminster

Daily Mirror · Sep 13, 2022

County Durham grandmother with world's largest collection of Royal memorabilia pays heartfelt tribute to the Queen

Anita Atkinson has 12,777 pieces of Royal memorabilia including 5,000 items on the Queen's life

Chronicle Live · Sep 9, 2022

A day in the life: Magistrates reveal what it's like to work in North East courts

What it's like to work in some of the North East's busiest courts as a magistrate - where no two days are ever the same

Chronicle Live · Mar 13, 2022

Superfan hails Queen as ‘Elizabeth the Great’

Ardent monarchist Anita Atkinson said the Platinum Jubilee celebrations will be the best yet.

The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2022