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CHRISTMAS GIFT FOR BABY ALBIE

M&S staff call off party to help tragic parents

KIND-hearted staff and managers at Marks and Spencers in Camden High Street have scrapped their Christmas party and dinner to pay for the funeral of eight-month-old Albie Jago who tragically died of meningitis.
The New Journal reported last week how Albie was discharged from University College London Hospital (UCLH) after being diagnosed with nothing more than tonsillitis (see page 7). Hours later he was rushed to the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead, but doctors were unable to save him. The UCLH, a flagship foundation trust under government reforms, has launched an investigation.
Staff at M&S in Camden Town, where Albie’s mother Sam Johns works as a shop-floor supervisor, were due to hold their Christmas dinner at Belushi’s Bar in Camden High Street last Thursday the same day as Albie’s funeral.
So instead managers decided to spend the cash earmarked for Christmas festivities for the staff on Albie’s funeral.
More than one hundred people attended the funeral in St Pancras cemetery, East Finchley.
White doves were released and Albie’s grandparents gave speeches.
Mr Jago said: “There were more than a hundred people at the funeral, including a busload of staff from Marks and Spencers.”
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