9 Sep 2022

Barbara Larsen: one of QEII's greatest fans

From Nine To Noon, 11:30 am on 9 September 2022
Barbara Larsen has a room in her house dedicated to her collection of memorabilia.

Barbara Larsen has a room in her house dedicated to her collection of memorabilia. Photo: RNZ / Robin Martin

New Plymouth woman Barbara Larsen is a life long royalist and Queen Elizabeth super fan with a collection of more than 15,000 royal books.

She was four when she began her 81 years of collecting royal books and magazines which now also includes books and pictures of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh.