Gill Gradwell, owner of Cooking Kneads in Shrewsbury, is on her way to Buckingham Palace.
“If I am lucky enough to speak to The King then I would thank him for inviting me and how much of an honour it is. “During Covid we created our website – I was very fortunate that my family were ‘stranded in Shrewsbury’ and created the online shop, which gave Cooking Kneads another dimension. “My mother was an excellent cook and taught me some great skills. I have a wonderful family and great friends and I am very lucky to have Cooking Kneads and be able to do a job that I love and feel very passionate about.”He added: “Cooking Kneads is a well-established business in the town centre, and a fantastic example of the many wonderful independent shops which Shrewsbury is renowned for.