In so many ways Peter Willis was the beating heart of the Daily Mirror. Most of all, he was the founder of the Pride of Britain Awards, an extraordinary annual miracle, where inspirational “ordinary” people are celebrated by royalty, Cabinet ministers and global superstars. (Image: Daily Mirror)It was an office joke that he would be the first Mirror editor to be knighted, as he seemed to have a hotline to the Palace. Later, he was editor of the Sunday Mirror and Sunday People, and most recently was Mirror executive editor. Mirror editor Alison Phillips said: “No one loved stories which touched people on a deep level as much as Peter.

Source: Daily Mirror June 28, 2021 17:14 UTC