Food bank volunteer Helen Teasdale is also a millionaire brewery founder
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.
In short
- 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.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Revealed: The no-nonsense food bank volunteer who ignored Meghan’s ‘performative’ questions about filling a food bag on quasi-royal visit is a millionaire businesswoman”.