Gran who charges family for Christmas dinner makes toddlers pay £2.50 towards meal

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Christmas is often described as the most wonderful time of the year - but it can also be the most expensive. One grandmother has stirred up some controversy after asking her family to contribute towards Christmas dinner to cut the expensive costs - and even has the toddlers pay a small fee.

Caroline Duddridge admits that not everybody agrees with her requests but she stands by her decision as she caters for her 12 guests over the festive period, the Mirror reports.

The 63-year-old charges everyone who attends her annual feast including her three-year-old grandkids which she claims helps ''spread the cost fairly between everyone at the table''.

The widower and mum-of-five initially asked her family to start putting some money towards the dinner in 2016 - a year after her husband passed away.