A woman who overcame chronic pain to decorate her house for the Jubilee says she hopes to brighten everyone’s world.

Kelee has planted red, white and blue flowers and hung flags and wreaths around her Garston home to augment the cheerful sunflowers she loves.

She told the Watford Observer that one the reasons she decorated her house for the Jubilee was because her mother, who has now passed away, loved the royal family.

She said: “My mum would have done exactly the same and it's what she would have wanted me to do. I wanted to follow in her footsteps.”

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Kelee also said she thinks it is important to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee after the negative impact multiple lockdowns have had on people’s mental health.

She said: “I want to brighten everyone else’s world. We have all been through such a difficult time, with Covid. I don’t see many houses decorated, which is a shame. For me it’s so important that we come together as a community.”

Kelee, who lives with her disabled son, has chronic joint muscle pain, and has spent two to three weeks decorating the outside of her house, where she has lived for 16 years.

Watford Observer: Kelee decorated the house in honour of her late mother. Picture: Helen WeatherlyKelee decorated the house in honour of her late mother. Picture: Helen Weatherly

She said: “I struggle on a daily basis with pain chronic pain, but I still try and carry on. Being active is very important.

“Something like this just cheers me up so. I make sunflower balls, stuff like that to brighten everything up and for me.

“Flowers say so much, so I’ve put red, white and blue flowers in the windows to represent the Union Jack flag. When you are in that chronic pain every day, for me, the decorations, take away the pain.

Watford Observer: Red, white and blue flowers have been used to decorate the house. Picture: Helen WeatherlyRed, white and blue flowers have been used to decorate the house. Picture: Helen Weatherly

“I like seeing everyone smile. I think that is what it should be about after lockdown.”

One of Kelee’s neighbours told her the house looked “amazing”.

For Kelee, who works as a mini bus driver for children with disabilities, honouring the Queen is at the forefront of her mind.

She said: “I think we have seen change in the Queen since lockdown and with everything she has gone through recently.

“This is our Queen; we should be celebrating her.”

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