Grenfell Tower appeal to see Philip Pullman character named after victim

Drive to commemorate teenager Nur Huda el-Wahabi, who died in the tragedy, has raised in excess of £62,000, with the proceeds to go to support fund

A young victim of the Grenfell Tower fire will be commemorated in the name of a character in Philip Pullman’s much-anticipated The Book of Dust trilogy as part of a fundraising effort by authors.

The naming is among hundreds of lots being offered as part of the Authors for Grenfell Tower auction, to which the Northern Lights pledged the character’s name. Writers Mark Haddon and David Nicholls, as well as TV presenter Richard Osman, are among those supporting the attempt to get the Pullman to name a character after 15-year-old Nur Huda el-Wahabi, who died in the tragedy alongside her family.

I am sure everyone in the country was thinking how best to help those affected by this terrible tragedy

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