Workington community leader devastated by death of the Queen

Angela Good, who worked to help people throughout the pandemic from the Moorclose Community Centre in Workington, was invited to Manchester to meet Her Majesty as part of a 'Covid heroes' event at the cathedral.

Angela has expressed her sadness following the Queen's death - and remembered their meeting.

"I was just absolutely devastated, I knew that she couldn't live forever but I was just absolutely devastated," she said.

"I don't know whether that's because I had met her and spent a few minutes with her speaking to her; I don't know because she was my hero anyway, so I think I would have still been just as upset."

Angela has always seen the Queen as one of her heroes and when she got to meet her last year said she was honoured.

Angela said: "They say you shouldn’t meet your heroes - but my goodness I am so glad I did. It was just a dream come true.

"I just think she was an absolutely amazing woman and everyone could have lived up to her standard.

"It was an absolute honour and I can't get over what a wonderful person she was, she was so interested and she was just a wonderful person."

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Angela was one of five people from Cumbria who was chosen to attend the event in July last year – she was joined by the Lord Lieutenant Mrs Clare Hensman alongside Richard Warren, Lakes District Search and Mountain Rescue Association; Rebecca Robson, Women’s Community Matters; the Very Rev Mark Boyling, Dean of Carlisle; and Irene McMillan of the React Foundation.

Speaking last year Angela described what it was like to first see the Queen. She said: “When I found out it was definitely the Queen that was going to be there it was bit of a shock and then we she turned up – when she got out of the car it was like a ripple effect, everyone went quite quiet and everyone was quite emotional that she was there.”

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