ROYAL SEAL OF APPROVAL AT FINALE FOR MARY’S OLYMPIC 50TH CELEBRATIONS

HRH The Princess Royal was guest of honour at December’s Mary Peters Trust ‘Golden Gala’ fundraiser at Belfast’s Europa Hotel. The special black-tie event, hosted by leading actor Jimmy Nesbitt, rounded off a year of celebrations and activities to mark 50 years since Lady Mary’s iconic Olympic Gold medal win at Munich in 1972.

The Princess Royal is Patron of the Trust which Mary established after achieving her own Olympic dream with the aim of nurturing and supporting young sports people from across Northern Ireland to enable them to attain their individual sporting goals.

Joining Her Royal Highness and Lady Mary were friends and sporting colleagues from throughout Mary’s 50 years since Munich, including Olympic stars Tessa Sanderson, Joslyn Hoyte-Smith, Christine Ohuruogu, Dalton Grant and Dame Katherine Grainger. Also present and telling their sporting stories were past and current Mary Peters Trust athletes: Michael McKillop, Aidan Walsh, Rhys McClenaghan, Eve Walsh-Dann and Amy Hunter.

Mary’s sell-out ‘Golden Gala’ included a generous range of auction items headlined by bespoke artworks created by local painters Neil Shawcross and Colin Davidson. In charge of the gavel was best-selling author Lord Archer who also entertained guests with his stories whilst helping to raise additional funds for the Mary Peters Trust. Also taking part and undertaking roles during the evening were BBC presenters Holly Hamilton and Stephen Watson.

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