A Yorkshire school has released a statement after Professor Robert Winston cancelled a planned lecture for 500 people due to illness - then was pictured watching England v Wales with David Beckham on the same night
"Lord Winston was due to give a lecture at the school that same night to an audience of 500 people; parents and children from our school, neighbouring schools and the local community. He was also due to provide an educational presentation earlier in the day to children from a number of primary schools across Doncaster.
"We were informed on Tuesday morning that Lord Winston was unwell and unable to attend which led to the unfortunate decision to cancel both events at short notice."We are in communication with Lord Winston’s team to help us understand what happened. We offer our sincerest apologies to all the adults and children who were looking forward to Lord Winston’s visit, which we postponed in good faith.
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