Preston’s Flower Queen Margaret Mason has spoken about the times she met and worked for Queen Elizabeth II.
Margaret said she had been working all night and didn’t expect to be presented to Her Majesty afterwards."The Queen said: “Have you really? They are beautiful.’
"We shook hands and I was shaking like a leaf. She made me feel amazing. For the Queen to admire your work is something very special.”Margaret, a firm Royalist, has also met the Queen at St George’s Chapel in Windsor and through contacts in the industry, was asked to produce the flowers for the Queen’s visit to Preston in 2002, when it was made a city.
She added: “I didn’t know what colours to use, so I rang up Buckingham Palace and was put straight through to the Queen’s Lady in Waiting."She said it was difficult to say because it all depended on the weather." To make sure her flowers co-ordinated with the outfit, Margaret had a member of staff waiting at Preston Railway Station ready for when the Queen arrived by train.
Margaret said: “As soon as the Queen got out and we knew what colour she was wearing, they called me.Margaret has also been to Buckingham Palace “two or three times” for Garden Parties has reflected on the Queen’s passing with sorrow."I’m 86 and she’s been there all the way through my life.
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