The Duchess in Hull - a genuine desire to help (The Duchess In Hull)

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Product:	The Duchess In Hull
Date:	21/07/08 (6 review reads)
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Advantages: Great advice about diet and its effect on lifestyle

Disadvantages: None

This was a fascinating programme which was quite unexpected because I imagined the Duchess of York would be very 'royal' in her dealings with the family she was helping; I couldn't have been more wrong and I completely warmed to her.

Sarah Ferguson is an expert in diet and the pitfalls of eating the wrong food, so I had no doubt that she would know her subject; what I did not expect was her genuine friendliness and warmth toward a family who were really struggling on the breadline to provide food for their growing family on £80 per week. Heaven only knows how they are managing now that food prices are going up almost by the day. They live in Hull on an estate described in the programme as one of the most deprived in Britain.

She succeeded in limiting their smoking habit - even the boys under the legal age for smoking were puffing away like professionals - and this alone will obviously help the money to stretch.

The Duchess encouraged the family to experiment with different types of food including fresh fruit, and could not believe that they were reluctant to try the lovely fresh - and free - fruit and vegetables that their Granddad grew on his allotment. She soon taught them ways to add such food to their diet.

All in all, I found this to be a very heart-warming genuine attempt to help a family improve their diet and so, in the process, improve their lifestyle.

Summary: An excellent programme which will help many people