15/05/2026
In 1988, if you’d told me I’d one day be at Buckingham Palace, I’d have assumed I was serving the afternoon tea.
Not attending it.
Yesterday I was a guest at Garden Party at Buckingham Palace and I’m still processing it.
I’ve been a mentor at The King’s Trust for a little over a year now. I show up because the work matters. Because giving someone the time to have a real conversation about what they’re capable of can change everything.
I didn’t expect to end up on that lawn or to walk amongst the roses.
37 years on the phones. 21 years running Konpasu. And yesterday, sandwiches I didn’t have to carry on a tray.
Oh and I have video of the King. Metres away. Waving.
I don’t have video of Ant & Dec waving to me. But I have witnesses.
Such a surreal pinch me moment.
The conversations that count aren’t always the ones you plan. 👑