Lady Mary Peters says attending Queen’s burial service at Windsor will be a ‘privilege’

Lady Mary Peters says attending the Queen’s burial committal service at Windsor Castle will be a “privilege on what will be a very moving occasion”.

Queen Elizabeth appointed the Olympic great to numerous honours including most recently the Lady Companion of the Order of the Garter in 2019.

That particular honour means Lady Mary will be at Windsor Castle next Monday when the Queen is laid to rest.

“She was so human and loving and friendly and warm,” said Lady Mary.

Speaking to BBC Radio Ulster’s Sportsound Extra Time, the 1972 Olympic gold medallist spoke of her final meeting with the Queen at Windsor Castle back in June, during the Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

“I’ve been very saddened,” she said. “I last saw Her Majesty at the Garter Day in Windsor in June and I had a private moment with her as we all did and she told me about Paddington [Bear] and the fun it had been and how her American great grandson Archie had woken up in time to see the flyover on her pageant day which was lovely.”