Changing of the Guard resumes at palace
HUNDREDS OF people have released balloons in memory of Kelly Brewster as her family said: “She deserves to be remembered a hero and not some evil person’s victim.”
Miss Brewster, 32, from Sheffield, died in the Manchester bomb attack as she shielded her sister Claire Booth and niece Hollie, 11, according to her family.
More than 300 people gathered in the sunshine in Sheffield’s Richmond Park to release balloons and pay tribute.
The balloons soared into the clear blue sky to the sounds of the One Direction hit
– a song Donna Brewster said summed up her cousin.
Ms Brewster said: “She died a heroine.
“She was such a much-loved girl. She had such a soft and kind heart.
“She was so selfless. She was such a lovely girl.
“It’s so touching all the support the family’s had.”
She said: “She’s a hero and she deserves to be remembered a hero and not some evil person’s victim.
“She was a hero that night and I, for one, am so proud of her and I know my family is.”
Another cousin, Joe Small, said: “She’ll always be a hero in everybody’s hearts.”
Miss Brewster’s sister and niece are both among the injured in Manchester. HUNDREDS OF tourists watched the Changing of the Guard ceremonies at Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle.
The popular events were cancelled on Wednesday in the wake of the Manchester attack to allow police officers, who would have been controlling road closures, to be redeployed.
But earlier a Ministry of Defence spokeswoman said the colourful spectacles, which attract large crowds to the Queen’s official London home and her Berkshire castle, would go ahead as scheduled.
In bright summer sunshine visitors to the capital yesterday watched as F Company the Scots Guards marched to replace the Buckingham Palace old guard of the Queen’s Colour Squadron, RAF.
The spokeswoman said a rehearsal for Trooping the Colour – also known as the Queen’s Birthday Parade – which was due to be held yesterday had been moved to next Wednesday.
She said: “This decision has been taken by General Officer Commanding London District as preparations were ahead of schedule.
“We take these rehearsals for Queen’s Birthday Parade very seriously to ensure we are able to equal and even exceed the standards of excellence expected for this important and highprofile annual event.”
In January, it was confirmed Changing the Guard was switching to fixed days in the autumn and winter after security was stepped up in the wake of the Berlin terror attack.