An 82-year-old woman got her birthday wish when she arrived at this year’s Glastonbury Festival with her sunglasses and Zimmerframe in hand.
Pat Brooks, known as Nanny Pat, applied for a ticket to the iconic festival for her 80th birthday in 2020, but her wish was put on hold when the coronavirus outbreak caused the event to be cancelled.
Two years later, she finally walked through the gates of Glastonbury on Wednesday June 22, ready to enjoy performances by Paul McCartney, Billie Eilish and Diana Ross.
Alors that Nanny Pat franchissait l’entrée, l’un de ses proches a commenté: «Mon frère et ma belle-sœur, leur mère est allée à Glastonbury deux, trois fois auparavant et pour son 80e anniversaire, ils ont sued ce qu’ she would like. So she’s actually here with Zimmer’s frame of her, walking through the doors. »
It’s nanny Pat. For her 80th birthday in 2020, all she wanted was a ticket to Glastonbury. Two years later, she is finally starting to leave. “I like to get to the front by sneaking around the sides. » pic.twitter.com/dJhPTiOofD
— 📻 Colin Paterson 📺 (@ColinGPaterson) June 22, 2022
The father described how the family ‘had to come together’ to share the experience with Nanny Pat and to ‘give her a hand’ during the festival.
Another family member added: “Her name is Nanny Pat, she comes camping with us, all over the country, nothing can stop her, even if she’s in a Zimmer frame and hanging out this year. »
The father told BBC entertainment correspondent Colin Paterson that Nanny Pat was ‘absolutely’ thrilled at the news that the Chemical Brothers were doing a DJ set and said: ‘She’ll be there, if she can get up on stage. , will be up’. there. »
The 82-year-old is said to have a varied taste in music consisting of “absolutely everything” but “the louder the better”. The couple also joked about having to “wait.” [Pat] back’ at a Kaiser Chiefs concert a few years ago.
Peterson shared an image of Nanny Pat entering the festival on Twitter, writing, “This is Nanny Pat. For her 80th birthday in 2020, all she wanted was a ticket to Glastonbury. Two years later, she can finally leave.”
After arriving at the festival, the 82-year-old told Peterson that she liked to “sneak off the side” of the crowd to try to get to the front of the stage, noting that she couldn’t go in the middle. audience. because he would be “slaughtered”.
“I can’t sit still,” she continued.
Nanny Pat is eager to see McCartney at the festival, intending to get to the front of the crowd.
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