Nineteen-year-old Estibalis Chavez is so desperate to attend the royal wedding that she staged a 16-day hunger strike outside the British Embassy in Mexico City. And that was just the start of her journey. The lack of food did not lead to an invitation for Chavez, but one lobbyist
loaned her $1,250 for a flight to London. “I didn't see it as something so drastic and dramatic," Chavez told the
BBC of her fast. "[People] said I risked my health for something many believe to be frivolous and silly. But, I think that for me, it was the only way to achieve my goal." Unfortunately, British customs officials would not let her into the country because she couldn’t provide an address where she would be staying in England. She is currently stuck in Spain, hoping a Facebook friend will wire her money to get to back London. “I have spent nights in the airport. I haven't had anything to eat some days, I have struggled to survive and now I will try to make it back to England," Chavez told
Reuters of her now unintentional fasting. “All this effort is worth it if I make it to London… I hope they don't consider me a danger. I simply want to attend the wedding and I don't intend to bother anybody.”
