As she prepares to step down from the role, Manchester's first citizen reveals why she chose to ditch the traditional clothes that Lord Mayors usually wear in favour of more fashionable outfits
Her outfits have been described as 'iconic'. But Manchester's Lord Mayor has left her mark as the city's first citizen over the last year in more ways than one.
And for St Patrick's Day, she wore green, of course. The mayoral gowns made an appearance at more formal events – council meetings, parades and awards. 'Our Year', a council campaign to make 2022 the 'Year of the Child', was the perfect opportunity for Donna to get her message across. During the lockdown, she wrote a memoir about her life in Manchester's care system.
"From my point of view," she said, "it's about breaking down the barriers about what the Lord Mayor is. To say to young people you can aspire to be anything. The Lord Mayor greeted the new monarch at Manchester's Victoria Station before he was 'whisked off' elsewhere. She also met Princess Anne, Prince Edwards and his wife Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh over her tenure, which included the late Queen's Platinum Jubilee, her funeral and the coronation.
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