Rachel, her daughters and the Queen
Rachel Phillips sends us a brief note about her MBE investiture last month, and about the members of her family who came to the ceremony. Her son, David, was still teaching at his college in Leicestershire, so was unable to join his sisters at Holyrood, where the Queen was holding an investiture and Rachel was awarded the MBE for services to Scottish Country Dancing. Rachel had enjoyed this activity ever since her parents began the Stockport branch of the Scottish Country Dancing Society in 1940, during the time of the blitz. Her mother had been a student of Jean Milligan at the old Dundas Street institute that later became Jordanhill College, and was pianist of the Society for many years.
Rachel’s three daughters were able to enjoy the day. Marianne flew in from Perth in Western Australia, Rachel came from Oxford and Alexandra from Essex.
