A Queen superfan has dedicated five rooms in her house to her favourite royals by using impressive memorabilia.
Margaret Tyler, 78, from Wembley, North West London, has transformed every inch of her home into a royal fan's dream and has only kept her kitchen to its original form.
But even so, the monarch-mad fan was quick to scope up some new Platinum Jubilee souvenirs, including a plate costing over £300.
Before guests can step inside her royal abode, they can say hello to the model of the Queen’s Guardsman by her front door.
The widow started the major collection around 40 years ago when she bought a dish with an image of the Queen on it from a fair, reports The Mirror.
Since then the retired bed-and-breakfast owner has spent thousands of pounds on her hobby – and reckons it’s been worth every penny.
She says: “I don’t go on holiday because I get bored very quickly. If there’s not a castle or royals there I’m not interested.
"This is what I enjoy spending money on. People have even knocked on my door before asking if it’s a museum and what my opening times are."
There is even a special Diana room, complete with a carpet from the grand Lanesborough Hotel on Hyde Park Corner in Central London where the Prince and Princess of Wales hosted a party for their staff in 1995.
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Margaret added: “ Charles and Diana walked on this carpet that’s now in my home, which is a strange feeling.
“One of my friends was working at the hotel when it was being refurbished and bought it for me. A lot of people give me items. The only item I think is missing from my collection is something of Diana’s. I’d love a small item of her clothing.”
Her children Tracey, 50, Andrew, 41, Julie, 40 and Mark, 39, know what to get for her birthday – gifts have included a mannequin of the Duchess of Cambridge in a replica of her engagement dress.
As she looks forward to celebrating the Queen’s 70th year on the throne, Margaret has been preparing her Jubilee room, filled floor-to-ceiling with mementoes marking the Queen’s various milestones.
She is planning to attend some of the Jubilee celebrations such as Trooping the Colour and the Platinum Pageant.
She has met Diana, the Queen Mother, and more recently Prince Harry and wife Meghan. Margaret has also spoken to her idol the Queen on four separate occasions, but has not told her about her collection.
She says: “For her 80th birthday I made her a cake and gave it to her when it had been frisked by security. I also wrote to the Queen when Prince Philip died, and got a nice message back. She is very kind.”
Margaret, who was nine when the Queen was crowned on June 2, 1953, says it’s the monarch’s sense of duty to the nation that makes her the superfan’s favourite.
She says: “The way she’s looked after us over the years has been fantastic. There’s something magic about her.”
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