A 19-year-old Mexican woman who fasted for 16 days in a
bid for an invitation to the royal wedding of Prince William has
finally been granted her wish.
Estibalis Chavez will be flown to London for the April 29
nuptials thanks to an anonymous benefactor, according to the Mexico
daily, Milenio.
Chavez camped out in front of the British Embassy in Mexico City
in February, refusing to eat, although officials at the embassy had
told her she was fasting in vain.
Chavez lost 17 pounds (eight kilos) during her fast, and painted
a portrait of Prince William and his fiance Kate Middleton, which
the embassy also refused to deliver.
"I've been a fan of Lady Di since I was little and my mother's a
fan as well," said Chavez. "And I promised myself I would go to a
royal wedding," she told AFP during her fast.