Fasting Mexican gets her wish to see royal wedding
MEXICO CITY, April 23, AFP A 19-year-old Mexican woman who fasted for
16 days in a bid for an invitation to the royal wedding of Prince
William has finally been granted her wish.
Estibalis Chavez will be flown to London for the April 29 nuptials
thanks to an anonymous benefactor, according to the Mexico daily,
Milenio.
Chavez camped out in front of the British Embassy in Mexico City in
February, refusing to eat, although officials at the embassy had told
her she was fasting in vain.
Chavez lost 17 pounds (eight kilos) during her fast, and painted a
portrait of Prince William and his fiance Kate Middleton, which the
embassy also refused to deliver.
“I’ve been a fan of Lady Di since I was little and my mother’s a fan
as well,” said Chavez. “And I promised myself I would go to a royal
wedding,” she told AFP during her fast. |