The mother of television presenter Yasmin Khan has been touched by having the opportunity to visit a girl she has been sponsoring for 15 years, reports the Hertfordshire Mercury.
Jean Marsden, whose daughter appears on the Sky digital bingo channel Gala TV, has been sponsoring Thanyalak, a 17-year-old Thailand girl, since she was a baby.
Ms Marsden, from Broxbourne, has sponsored Thanyalak through the international children's charity Plan and was pleased that her money not only had enabled the Thai girl to go to school but also want to go to university.
Also on the trip was Ms Marsden's son Jonathan DeCarteret and Ms Khan was glad her mother had gone on the trip.
According to the newspaper, she told Plan representatives afterwards: "I remember growing up with my mum sponsoring Thanyalak and picking out little gifts to send her.
"It was so nice because we'd exchange photos and Mum was so touched when she saw that Thanyalak's family had a photo of her on the wall."
Ms Khan is among the presenters on Sky channel 841 alongside Opal Bonfante, according to Bingoloquax.co.uk.
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