Mum-of-22 Sue Radford pays emotional tribute to her dad & reveals the real reason why her family go on so many holidays
SUE Radford has paid an emotional tribute to her late dad on Instagram – and revealed how she books her family on so many holidays.
Sue, who is mum to Britain’s biggest family, shared the sweet message today to her 516,000 followers.
The Morecambe-based mum wrote: “4 years today that my dad passed away, in some ways it feels like such a long time and in others it feels like yesterday.
“I think since losing my dad to cancer my whole mindset changed and you realise that you get one life and you should live it how you want to live it.
“And if you want to book that holiday, book it, if you want to buy that car, buy it, if you want to go travelling, do it, because we do only get one life.
“Life it to the fullest.”
Sue, 48, and Noel, 52, are parents to Chris, 33, Sophie, 29, Chloe, 27, Jack, 25, Daniel, 24, Luke, 22, Millie, 21, Katie, 19, James, 17, Ellie, 18, Aimee, 17, Josh, 15, Max, 14, Tillie, 12, Oscar, 11, Casper, 10, Hallie, seven, Phoebe, six, Archie, five, Bonnie, four, and Heidie, three.
Sadly the couple’s 17th child Alfie was still born on July 6, 2014.
The family famously doesn’t rely on benefits and is supported by their pie shop business.
This follows Sue revealing she has booked to take her family to Disney for a fifth time in just over a year.
The family, who could have annual Disney passes, visited Orlando last month in April during the kids’ Easter holidays.
And this was after they previously went to Disney in Florida in April 2022.
This was followed by another big family trip to Florida last September, and a trip to Disneyland Paris in December.
During the September visit, the kids were transformed into princesses with a special £1,000 package.
In 2022 alone, the Lancashire-based mum enjoyed 11 holidays – including a New York shopping spree and even a sun-soaked trip to the Maldives.
In December 2022, Sue jetted off to New York to shop designer handbags with some of her daughters.
The festive trip was booked as a surprise by Sue’s husband Noel, Sue took to Instagram to show off some highlights from their trip, including them seeing the sights, ice-skating and getting cocktails.
And, just days after returning, she was sipping hot chocolate at Disneyland Paris.
Last year, the Morecambe-based couple splashed out on a swanky new motorhome, with Sue gushing how she couldn’t wait to “make memories” with her husband and their children.
Since then, they’ve whisked the kids off on several UK mini breaks in their camper – including one in May, and then again in August – just one month after returning from a holiday to Florida.
The couple got hitched when Sue was 17 and say their marriage has never had any serious difficulties, despite the constant stream of children.
Noel underwent a vasectomy during the ninth pregnancy but then had it reversed.
The couple have claimed Heidie is their last baby, after Sue has spent around 6,000 days of her life pregnant.
The Radfords, who live in a 10-bed former care home, often show off their millionaire lifestyle on Instagram.