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104-year-old veteran Beryl Kitchen dies after feeding penguins

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 23 Oct, 06:08 · Archive

Beryl Kitchen, a 104-year-old World War Two veteran, has died after fulfilling her dream of feeding penguins at Cotswold Wildlife Park.

Beryl Kitchen, a World War Two veteran who served in the Royal Corps of Signals, has died at the age of 104. She was from Chadlington and was mostly based in Weymouth during her service.

Last year, ahead of her 104th birthday on 23 October, Cotswold Wildlife Park near Burford fulfilled her dream of meeting and feeding the penguins. During her visit, Puff, a 27-year-old penguin and the oldest in the colony, remained by her side for the entire time. The park named one of their penguin chicks after her and gifted her a penguin adoption.

Her son Andrew said at the time that he had never seen his mother laugh so much, particularly when she received newspaper coverage of the visit. The park's spokesperson paid tribute to Kitchen in the wake of her death, saying she 'captured the hearts of everyone here' and that her 'wonderful sense of humour, zest for life and amazing smile brought so much joy to the Park'. They added that helping fulfil her birthday dream was 'a real honour' and that she would be 'greatly missed'.

104-year-old veteran Beryl Kitchen dies after feeding penguins
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In this story: Beryl Kitchen · Cotswold Wildlife Park · Chadlington · Burford · Royal Corps of Signals · Weymouth · Puff

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