Waitrose wish comes true for birthday girl Sophie

Eight-year-olds love birthdays: bowling, trampolining, laser quest… Not so young Sophie Laithwaite, who got her unusual wish last week: to open the new branch of Waitrose in her home town of Bagshot, Surrey.

Not a traditional bash, perhaps, but Sophie did get a celebratory cake, as well as the honour of cutting the ribbon. A future store manager, perhaps…