A Royal Afternoon for The Arts Society

Congratulations to Felicity Sykes (retiring Chair, Chiltern Hills Area), Hilary Olleson (Head of Heritage Volunteering), Pauline Stewart (Head of Trails of Discovery) and Terrie Wheatley-Ward (Chair, Kent Area/The Arts Society Thanet), who attended the Buckingham Palace Garden Party on Tuesday 12 May in recognition of their longstanding commitment and dedication to The Arts Society.

Pauline said: “I was very proud to have been nominated by The Arts Society to attend the King’s Garden Party at Buckingham Palace. It was a lovely afternoon, which started off with warm welcomes as we entered Buckingham Palace and walked round the Palace to the grounds."

Felicity added: “It was hugely exciting to be invited to the Buckingham Palace Garden Party. We were lucky to have a fine day to explore the verdant gardens, listen to the military bands and cheer on the King and Queen."

Hilary reflected on "The excitement of walking towards the palace and seeing the numbers of hats suddenly increase. It was quite a moment to enter through the big front gate!"

Terrie commented: “Each of us was presented to HRH The Duchess of Gloucester, Patron of The Arts Society, who was warm and approachable. After tea, beautiful cakes and ice cream, we wandered through the gardens. Such wonderful memories.”