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Nisha Mal

Margaret is Britain's biggest royal superfan - she has filled her home with memorabilia

Britain's biggest royal superfan has bought Coronation memorabilia to add to her collection - which already fills her home. Margaret Tyler, 79, is one of the UK’s biggest fans of the Royal family and has dedicated her entire house to celebrating them.

It is decked floor-to-ceiling with memorabilia, photographs and books about the Royals - and passers-by even mistake her home for a museum. The grandmother-of-four met the Queen four times in her long reign - describing her as "so kind and sweet".

Despite her vast collection of memorabilia, she says she "couldn't resist" expanding her collection further for the Coronation. Margaret, from Wembley, London, said: "Charles has had a long time knowing he’ll be King one day.

"I hope he'll do a good job - I'm sure he'll do his best, just like his mother." She said: "I got some Coronation memorabilia. I can never resist it!

"I can never walk straight past the memorabilia shop without getting something. The next problem is just where to fit it!"

Her vast collection of memorabilia consists of hundreds of pictures, trinkets and books. She even has some more obscure items - such as cardboard cutouts of Her Majesty and the Royal corgis.

Margaret said: "I had one lady knock on my door asking when I open the museum - I was shocked. Another came and asked if I'm a member of the royal family myself because of how I decorate my house - I couldn't believe it!

"I don't ever sell anything - I just can't. I look after it all and I always want more even though my house is bulging at the moment."

Royal super fan Margaret Tyler at home with her collection. Wembley. See SWNS story SWOCjubilee; Britain’s biggest Royal fan celebrated the Royal Jubilee yesterday in her dedicated ‘Jubilee Room’ - filled with memorabilia dedicated to the Queen’s reign. Margaret Tyler, 78, is one of the UK’s biggest fans of the Royal family and has dedicated her entire home to celebrating them – to the point her home is mistaken for a museum by passers-by. The grandmother from Wembley, London, has met the Queen four times and has an entire room dedicated to each of the Queen’s jubilees – which is decked floor to ceiling in memorabilia, photographs and books about the Royals. She said she spent yesterday in that very room as she celebrated 70 years of the Queen on the throne. (© Tony Kershaw / SWNS)

Speaking on the Coronation and the future of the royals, she said: "I hope there's nice weather, and I would think there should be a tribute to the Queen. "I'll be watching - everyone will be watching - so here's hoping it plays out well."

She said: "I do wish Meghan was coming - Harry will have to come by himself. I do think we should make a bigger deal of him. I met him once - I was wearing a red, white and blue jacket and he told me he liked it.

"I do like Charles, but I'm looking forward to seeing William and Kate on the throne one day. But Charles and Camilla have waited so long for this - good luck to them."

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