# Food bank volunteer Helen Teasdale is also a millionaire brewery founder

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/revealed-the-no-nonsense-food-bank-volunteer-who-ignored-meghans-performative-questions-about-filling-a-food-bag-on-quasi-royal-visit-is-a-millionaire-businesswoman/
- Published: 2026-10-21T23:08:29+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-21T23:23:43+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16227519/food-bank-Meghan-millionaire.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Culture, Food, World

## Key points

- A food bank volunteer’s exchange with Meghan went viral.
- Helen Teasdale co-founded Springhead Brewery.
- She volunteers weekly at Nottingham’s Himmah food bank.

## Summary

Helen Teasdale, a 71-year-old food bank volunteer, became an unlikely social media focus after footage showed her directing Meghan Markle during a visit to Nottingham charity Himmah. The article reports that Teasdale is also a wealthy former solicitor and brewery founder, adding context to the image of her as an ordinary local volunteer that spread online.

Teasdale co-founded Springhead Brewery with her husband and remains on its board; the brewery’s beers are sold by Tesco and JD Wetherspoon. The family’s home is reportedly valued at £1.6 million and is for sale. Teasdale volunteers at the nearby food bank once a week, while a friend quoted in the article described her as cheerful and keen to help.

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