Rochdale hen party stumbles across William Hague... at a sausage and beer festival!

Rochdale Hen Party meet William Hague

A hen party from Rochdale stumbled across William Hague on Saturday (26 July)... at a sausage and beer festival in North Yorkshire.

The hen party, who were celebrating Rhiannan Adamson’s upcoming wedding, were glamping in the area and found themselves witnessing the former Foreign Secretary presenting an award at the festival.

Victoria Whiteley, who was a member of the hen party, said: “We were just sat on the grass at the place we were staying and we heard that there was this sausage and beer festival and then the next thing, William Hague is there presenting awards.”

Mr Hague was then approached by one of the party for a photograph. “He was very nice. He was asking questions about the wedding and things and complimented us on the flowers in our hair,” said Victoria.

But despite his compliments, Mr Hague was not aware of the L plate symbol worn by brides and bridesmaids during hen parties and needed a little more explanation. Victoria added: “It was funny because we had to explain why we had the L plates on. He didn’t understand it.”

Rhiannan’s wedding will take place on Saturday 30 August.