I wouldn't sell royal wedding goody bag for £50,000, says Doncaster fundraiser invited to share in the big day
Jarnel Singh was one of 1,200 community champions from across the country who were invited into the grounds of Windsor castle on Saturday to soak up the atmosphere as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle tied the knot.
The pharmaceuticals delivery driver, who has helped raised thousands of pounds for good causes by organising sponsored walks between Sheffield and Doncaster, described it as a 'brilliant' day.
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Hide Ad"I think it's wrong to sell them. Even if we thought we could get £50,000 for ours we wouldn't sell them," said the grandfather-of-seven.
"The sentimental value is amazing and we want to hand them down to our grandchildren."
But for Mr Singh and his wife, the main attraction was getting to join in the celebrations and see the royals and celebrity guests up close.
"We had a really brilliant day. I've never seen a member of the royal family in the flesh before so it was great to see them all on such a special occasion," he said.
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Hide Ad"The ceremony was beautiful to listen to and it was amazing to go into the church afterwards and see where it all happened."
Mr Singh is one of the volunteers at Sikh Youth Doncaster who have raised thousands of pounds to help victims of numerous disasters, from last summer's Grenfell Tower inferno to the devastating Boxing Day tsunami in 2004.
He said he had been inspired to help others by Princess Diana's example, but he modestly described himself as just a 'small cog' at the charitable group.