Freda Hodgson fell ill in April but says she is back to drinking her brandy and ginger as her memoirs are about to be published.
"We've had to spend more than we had in our budget for things like PPE for example, but we've lost money from things like fundraising events and for the hire of our facilities that we often use to bring in more income to support us."
She had four children, and brought them up in what is now Zimbabwe, before fleeing the country with just a pound in her pocket.Freda is no stranger to royalty and has even cooked for the Queen."She had lamb chops. Two each. They were standing up against other bits of meat. There were big piles of different kind of vegetables, brussel sprouts, peas."
She has survived two world wars, one civil war, bankruptcy, the Spanish flu and now COVID-19. Her granddaughter, Natasha Hyde-Smith is understandably proud.She said:"She has been through a lot, lots of sad things... but all of those have made her what she is; she is a very strong, determined, stoic lady and has a very good sense of humour.
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