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Allwyn welcomes Claudia Winkleman as ‘ambassador-in-chief’ for The National Lottery

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Allwyn, operator of The National Lottery, has engaged Claudia Winkleman as the first ‘ambassador-in-chief’ of The National Lottery. Curating a series of short films titled ‘Because of You’, the TV presenter is travelling to communities in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales to reveal the…

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