Two Royal Opera House volunteers from Thurrock were invited to Buckingham Palace at the end of May to a garden party marking Prince Charles’s 70th birthday.
Katherine Doige and Lesley Robinson are both long-serving volunteers with the ROH Learning and Participation team.
They have helped with running tours at the Production Workshop and Costume Centre, assisted at events and lent a hand with office administration.
They were chosen by a ROH ballot to attend the garden party.
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