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'Legendary Glamma': How Zambia's Margret Chola has become a fashion icon

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Grandmother Margret Chola, in her mid-80s , is known to the world as " Legendary Glamma" She is adored by 225,000 Instagram followers for her striking and playful fashion photographs.

The fortnightly Granny Series was created in 2023 by her granddaughter Diana Kaumba , a stylist.

Ms Kaumba hopes that the Granny Series will highlight that older people still have a lot to offer.

She has been hired by four granddaughters to style their grandmothers - aged between 70 and 96 .

The photo shoots have brought granddaughter and grandmother closer - and through their special bond she has learnt so much more about her Mbuya ’s often difficult life.

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