Matthew Lewis has been named an official Yorkshire Patron by tourism agency Welcome to Yorkshire. Other stars that have been given this honor include Michael Vaughan, Sir Michael Parkinson and Sir Patrick Stewart. Matt had this to say; “It’s an honour to be made an official Yorkshire patron and join such a prestigious list of people. Everywhere I go in the world I always end up promoting Leeds and Yorkshire as it’s the best place in the world, and you can’t keep me away for long! I’d like to thank the team at Welcome to Yorkshire and look forward to promoting the region.”
Welcome to Yorkshire chief executive Gary Verity said he was “delighted” to have Matthew on board. Mr Verity told the Yorkshire Evening Post: “His talent on the big screen in the hugely successful Harry Potter films has seen him become internationally famous and we look forward to seeing him fly the flag for Yorkshire to raise the county’s profile across the world.”
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