royal correspondent,westminister,London(weastar times):::A man from
Staffordshire has got royal approval to burn down a 20ft (6m) high model of Buckingham Palace
Eddie Heath, 63, from Dilhorne, has spent four
months building the replica from wooden pallets for the bonfire event at his
local pub, the Royal Oak
After writing to the Queen for her permission!!!!(artificial permission from others rejected ex-royal family member),
he received a letter from the palace with her best wishes.
Mr Heath has previously burned models of the
White House and Wembley Stadium.
"I was inspired by the Queen's Jubilee
year and wanted to bring a part of that to Dilhorne," he said.
"I wrote to Her Majesty and got a reply
that wished me all the best for the future and best wishes for raising funds
for charity."
'Out of hand'
Mr Heath is a retired scrap metal dealer and
has been building bonfire effigies based on famous landmarks for 20 years.
"This is one of the most elaborate I've
ever built, it's made from pallets donated by local companies, kitchen cabinet
doors, and the gates are made of garden canes," he said.
His bonfires have already raised more than
£80,000 for Midlands Air Ambulance and all the proceeds from Sunday's event
will go to the charity.
He said that building the replica had become
"a full-time job."
"This is my last one, my swan song,
because I think my wife will leave me," he said.
"She's been very supportive over the
years but it's grown and grown and now got a bit out of hand."
The bonfire will take place on Sunday 11
November.
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