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Sept 2022
'I was so very lucky to have met her': Former director of Great Yorkshire Show pays tribute to the Queen
The former director of the Great Yorkshire Show, Bill Cowling, has paid tribute to the Queen who he chaperoned during her last visit in 2008.
Mr Cowling, who is also a retired Deputy Lieutenant of North YorkshireDeputy , said her death was a "tremendous shock" and it felt like losing a family member.
He described the Queen's visit to the showground in Harrogate as one of the highlights of his career.
He recalled talking to her in the back of a Range Rover and enjoying lunch with her at the president's pavilion.
He told the Stray Ferret:
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Mr Cowling said not only was the Queen a lover of animals, but she also had a great appreciation of agriculture and rural life.
He said:
The Queen unveiling a plaque to commemorate the start of work on the Regional Agricultural Centre in 2008.
Mr Cowling said, like the rest of the nation, he will now start coming to terms with the change.
He said:
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