Olivia and Cliff visit thalidomide child Louise
A thalidomide child, Louise Mason, aged 10, looks admiringly at her favourite pop star, Cliff Richard. when he visited her parents’ home in London, last week. With the pop singer. Olivia Newton-John (far right), and Mike England, the Tottenham and Wales soccer player (second from right).
Cliff Richard called on the child’s father, Mr David Mason (behind Louise), to support the Masons’ campaign for more generous compensation from the Distillers Company, one of the firms which marketed thalidomide.
Louise Mason with Cliff Richard, Olivia Newton-John and Mike England, the Tottenham and Wales soccer player, circa 1973
More details about Louise's life 1962-2018.