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Olga Thomas, composer for the Queen, tells ME & MY MONEY about compensation fight: 'I turned my worst mistake into a £50k PPI payday!'

She became so good at claiming PPI refunds that eventually companies started paying her more than they owed. Composer Olga, a British citizen who was born in Russia, is appalled by what is going on in Ukraine. She equates it to living in a sci-fi horror film. Thomas has enjoyed number one hits with music she composed for the Queen, including Royal Platinum Love Song - written for the 70th wedding anniversary of the Queen and Prince Philip in 2017. To celebrate the Platinum Jubilee, Olga has composed a new classical piece for charity titled The Four British Nations. It appears on the album EIIR: The Platinum Record, released on April 21....read

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