Tommy delighted to receive special letter

WH 150914 Tommy Beddis has received a letter from the queen. Photo by Derek Martin SUS-140915-232000001

A WORTHING schoolboy was delighted when a special piece of correspondence dropped on his doormat.

Tommy Beddis, seven, was completing a school project about London when he decided to write to Her Majesty and invite her to ‘the amazing Worthing’.

His mother Julie encouraged the venture. She said: “The year two pupils at Thomas A’ Becket were learning about the capital city for their summer term project and I had taken Tommy for a visit to London where we walked around Buckingham Palace and saw all the sites.

“A few days after we got back, Tommy announced that he would like to write a letter to the Queen.

“I chuckled to myself as he went off to get some paper and a pencil.

“His letter said, ‘Dear Queen, I would like to invite you to visit the amazing Worthing, your sincerely, Tommy.’ He had also drawn a little picture.

“The envelope Tommy chose was a scrap piece of paper and had writing on one side but he wrapped it all the way around and covered it with tape.