A RETIRED GP from Colwall met the King of Lesotho while on a fact-finding tour to Africa in support of the charity Send A Cow.

Dr Jenny Houghton, with six other volunteers, accompanied the king on a tour of projects in Lesotho, meeting farmers whose lives have been transformed by Send A Cow.

She is part of a UK network of volunteers raising money for the scheme, which has launched a new Family Friend project. It means giving £10 a month and receiving regular updates about a family helped by Send A Cow.