DAISY Thurkettle has a gilded life after winning Europe’s Gold Panning Championships.

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       Daisy Thurkettle, 37, from Norfolk, won gold in the European Gold Panning Championships

       The 37-year-old — who has been prospecting rivers since she was a child, left — beat 100 competitors from 11 nations in Slovakia.

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       Daisy has been prospecting rivers since she was a child Credit: Splash

       Daisy, from Norfolk, found 12 specks of gold in just 90 seconds.

       Her husband, Dirk Melhorn, won silver in the men’s event.

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