12th June 2026.
𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟐𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟔. Lena appeared in The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club, shown on STV at 9:45 pm.
Glasgow Herald.
Wolverhampton Express.
𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟐𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟖. The Belfast Telegraph carried an advertisement for Belart. They were cronies of Philip Solomon and supplied the horrible dresses that Lena wore when she was 10-11 years old.
𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟐𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟗. Bill Kennedy from the Daily Mirror photographed Lena at Italia Conti, Radnor Road, Clapham.
𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟐𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟗. (or possibly the 13th). Lena and Dorothy Solomon went to see The King and I, at the London Palladium. As Lena is dressed up and photographers were present it was probably the opening night (12th).
𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟐𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟕. the papers reported on Lena being taken to Barnet hospital on Wednesday 10th.
Like most aspects of Lena's life there is more than one version, here she had either taken new tablets which gave her stomach pains or she had eaten something which disagreed with her.
Glasgow Herald.
Dundee Courier.
Daily Mirror.
Daily Record.
The colour photograph was taken by Mirrorpix at the beginningof the month.
Western Daily Press.
Newcastle Journal.
𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟐𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟕. The Daily Star reported on her hospital visit.
𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟐𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟗. in Billboard, Lena appeared in a list of the youngest British stars.
𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟐𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟗. The Portsmouth Evening News reported Lena's fight against Anorexia and also mentioned that she was to marry in September.
𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟐𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟐. The Scotsman reported that the operation at least partially responsible for Lena's death was going to be allowed in Scotland without gaining the patient's consent. Lena was mentioned both in the article and in the editorial.