Car carrying Delia Smith hit with beer can as it arrives for football derby

By PA News

Published: 17:24, 16 December 2023

| Updated: 17:31, 16 December 2023

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A car carrying celebrity cook Delia Smith was hit by a can of lager as she arrived at a football derby match.

The 82-year-old was being to driven to a game between Norwich City, of whom she is a fan, and rivals Ipswich Town in a BMW when the car was hit by the flying drink.

Pictures show a can of Carlsberg on the front of the vehicle carrying the cook, who is a shareholder at Norwich City, to the game at Portman Road at around midday on Saturday.

Norwich City director Delia Smith (David Davies/PA)

A heavy police presence can be seen as the vehicle drives in.

Suffolk Constabulary has been contacted for comment.

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