BBC newsreader Nicholas Owen has visited his childhood home in Cheam, above The Children’s Trust charity shop.
He brought with him a copy of his 1947/48 ID papers that show he lived there with his parents at the time.
The family that lives there now, Jake and Kasia Thompson with their one-year-old daughter Isabella, happily showed him round.
Mr Owen, who presents on the BBC News channel and BBC One, said: “It was fantastic to go back as I have a very distant memory of the flat. Jake and Kasia were extremely welcoming.”
The Children’s Trust is a charity, with its headquarters in Tadworth, that helps children with brain injuries.
“Those who know me know that The Children’s Trust is very close to my heart so to find this link with the charity is extraordinary.
“It was wonderful to pop in to The Children’s Trust shop to meet fantastic volunteers there. I had a lovely afternoon looking around and even lending a hand – it was great fun.”
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