Kate Wright from Kendal in Cumbria was blown away when rifling through her fruit bowl for a morning snack last Saturday when she spotted that one of her bananas was twice its usual size.
The heir to the throne, who lost his own mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, in 1997 - when he was aged just 15 - is today in Cumbria in his role as patron of Child Bereavement UK.
The project manager, 28, from Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, took home the impressive £94,600 prize money with fellow faithful Leanne Quigley in the final of the BBC show.
Tommy was taking part in a race from Dorset to Cumbria in 1942 when he was completely blown off course in a storm and ended up in Nazi-occupied Holland,
A medal awarded to Tommy the pigeon, one of the brave birds which inspired the 2005 animation film Valiant, has gone on sale for £10,000 at the Laidlaw Auctioneers of Carlisle, Cumbria.
Rising numbers of people north of the border are venturing into Cumbria in a bid to save costs after the Scottish Government increased the minimum alcohol prices by an eye-watering 30 per cent.
Following years of animal cruelty allegations and a string of tragic incidents, management this week announced South Lakes Safari Zoo in Cumbria will close permanently at the end of December.
The 51-year-old, who grew up in Carlisle in Cumbria, stepped in to replace Gregg Wallace on the popular BBC show, which pushes contestants to show off their culinary skills in the kitchen.
Officer cadet Max Gibbins was with group of trainees at the Lake District, Cumbria, undertaking adventurous training when the abuse of the woman - both in their 20s - happened.