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Sister Wendy Beckett, a nun who lived out much of her life as a recluse in a caravan in Norfolk, became an unlikely BBC television star in the 1990s. Achieving international fame and success through BBC arts documentaries watched by millions, Wendy Beckett generously donated all of her money to charitable causes when she died in 2018. ‌

Born on February 25 1930 in Johannesburg, South Africa, Wendy Mary Beckett was the daughter of a doctor. She earned a teaching diploma from Notre Dame College of Education in Liverpool in 1954 before returning to South Africa. ‌

There, she taught English and Latin at convent schools in Cape Town and Johannesburg, later going on to lecture at the University of the Witwatersrand. Sister Wendy sadly had to abandon teaching by

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