'I make dreams come true': Multi-millionaire grandfather who won £13.5million in the lotto opens up about how lifts people's moods - and for free By Frankie Elliott For Mailonline Published: 01:31, 30 September 2024 | Updated: 01:44, 30 September 2024 e-mail View comments A multi-millionaire who won £13.5million in the lottery has opened up about how he lifts people's moods for free as a chauffeur.
Grandfather Peter Congdon, 76, says he found this calling after coming to the rescue of a bride during the pandemic. The former bus driver and funeral director used one of his luxury motors to help the woman after her wedding had been cancelled four times and she could not get a car in time. Speaking to The Mirror , Mr Congdon said it was such a 'memorable moment' when the bride saw his parked car across the street, leaving her having to fix her make-up because she 'wept so much'.
Ever since this day, the Cornish man uses his own fleet of cars to help those who need them - such as taking grieving relatives to funerals and patients from a local hospice on days out. Grandfather Peter Congdon, 76, says he found this calling after coming to the rescue of a bride during the pandemic The former bus driver and funeral director used one of his luxury motors to help the woman after her wedding had been cancelled four times and she could not get a car in time He said: 'I think I've taken more than 25 Cornish brides to say "I do". I always turn up in my best suit to help make it the happies.
