@JamieFobert
Two years and six months after having been made a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) I was finally able to have the investiture on Wednesday morning.
The day was beautiful and my brother and two sisters from Canada came to Windsor with Dom and me. Prince Charles did the ceremony and we had a brief chat about the work we are doing at the National Portrait Gallery. I don’t recall exactly what I said that generated the laugh in the first photo, but I think I said we’d do our best to get his family portraits back on the walls as soon as we could.
The visit to Windsor was followed by an afternoon and evening of celebration. Photos of these to follow.
While the honour and the ceremony were lovely, it was the day surrounded by family, colleagues, supporters and friends that left me with a deep sense of gratitude.