Posh says hello to Grandad Oxfam
 Earlier this week, we at GY HQ weren't sure that Victoria Beckham going on another shopping trip was really worthy of front-page news. But when we found out she went to an Oxfam shop, and that her visit wasn't all about shopping, we changed our minds...
The designer-fashion junkie visited the Oxfam shop in Notting Hill to tell 87 year-old Joe Mitty that he had won a lifetime achievement award for next week's Pride of Britain Awards. Oh, and she bought a vintage dress for £20, too.
Joe is Oxfam's longest-serving employee and is known as the 'grandfather of Britain's charity shops'. He started the first Oxfam shop 60 years ago (and has since seen it grow into a £82.3 million-a-year business run by a whopping 21,000 volunteers).
Joe will appear at the star-studded ceremony next week, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Kylie, Prince Charles and Tony Blair. So, although it may seem a little OTT to have Victoria on the front page again, the story behind it was definitely deserving.
Well done Joe! (and Posh...)
More about Posh's Oxfam visit on the BBC website >>
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She stunned Joe, apparently.
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November 03, 2006 10:49 AM
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