Love from, Florence Grace

Today is May 1st (in case you didn't know) and that means it's not only my half birthday (wooh!) but also May Day- and the day that I got to be the May Princess at my towns first ever May Fair!  The May Queen was truly inspirational, a young lady called Charlotte who suffered from a brain virus when she was just two years old, leaving her in a coma for three months . Doctors didn't believe she would ever be able to walk or talk- and yet now, at the age of 24, she has gone through life doing both of those things! She is truly an incredible young lady. She looked so beautiful too! We arrived at Watermead nice and early at 10am to receive our handmade flower corsages for the day, and for Charlotte to pick up her head dress. They were so beautiful and smelt lovely too! Then at 11:20 we were picked up in a vehicle owned by the event sponsors and driven on to the site, right in to the middle of the field where the fair was being held! Our arrival was an...

Today I received some very exciting news... I'm going to be a princess! Okay, okay, it's only going to be for a day but still - how exciting?  Basically a few weeks ago, I heard my town was putting on it's first ever 'proper' May Fair and were looking for a May Queen. Straight away I applied, because a) I am a queen and deserve to have the official title and b) I wanted to wear a crown. Lols. Anyway, a few weeks passed and I heard nothing until this morning!  The judges emailed me to explain that they had selected a young woman with learning disabilities to be the May Queen but that there had been a unanimous decision that she should have two princesses by her side to accompany her and assist her with royal duties on the day. They wanted one of these princesses to be me- and so of course, I accepted!  I get a floral bracelet made of real flowers that will co ordinate with the colour of my dress (pink, of course) and will be driven to the e...