Princess Royal pays tribute to Australian victims of bushfires and floods
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The NSW RFS shared photographs of the royal’s visit, with the service saying Anne also spoke with the late volunteers’ families and colleagues from Buxton and Horsley Park brigades. Mr O’Dwyer’ mother, Margaret O’Dwyer, told 10 News First: “She kind of agreed with us that what he was doing was a great thing.” NSW RFS Commissioner Rob Rogers told the Australian television newscast: “She understood the impacts of fire, Covid and flood and how that’s still unravelling today.” The young fathers were among 34 people killed during the fires which also pushed many of Australia’s unique species to near extinction – including the koala. “I’ve seen seen how the past two years have been really difficult for the agricultural shows,” Anne said in her Sydney Royal Easter Show opening ceremony speech. “Agricultural shows provide the opportunity for city children to learn about country life.” The 71-year-old said her and her husband had been monitoring “the devastation of floods” from afar, adding that Sir Tim’s brother was affected due to living in the northern New South Wales town of Lismore – one of the worst-hit areas.
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