Sixteen-year-old Donna Tandy was horrified when her camera’s flash lit up Queen Elizabeth II’s face in 1990. She had, after all, been told to make sure it was switched off.
Seeing her concern, the Queen winked back. It’s a memory that has stayed with Tandy – now the chief executive at the Palladian Trust – for more than 30 years.
She is among dozens of school leaders and teachers from London to the Lake District who have remembered the Queen’s warmth, leadership and legendary quick wit during meetings across her 70-year reign.
After her death last Thursday, aged 96, students have also reflected on her values. They also made marmalade sandwiches in dedication to the Paddington Bear sketch filmed for her platinum jubilee.
