Overview
- On January 21, the Queen visited Maggie’s Cheltenham centre to mark the charity’s 30th anniversary, meeting NHS and centre staff and people living with cancer.
- In a tribute to founder Maggie Keswick Jencks, she said those facing cancer deserve “a place where they needn’t pretend to be fine” with expert support and comfort.
- She unveiled a portrait of herself by artist Eileen Hogan, commissioned by the King and donated to Maggie’s, showing her seated at Birkhall.
- Former Spice Girl Geri Halliwell-Horner attended as a guest and praised the Queen, who also spoke with 23-year-old patient Caitlin Warrington, now in remission.
- Earlier that day she visited Gloucestershire Domestic Abuse Support Service, and reporting noted recent royal health updates including the King’s reduced treatment schedule and the Princess of Wales’s remission.