HRH The Prince of Wales presents Dr Guy with MBE at Buckingham Palace ceremony

 
19 February, 2013

HRH The Prince of Wales has presented a long-serving doctor at Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice with an MBE during a ceremony atBuckinghamPalace.

Recognised for services to palliative health care in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List last June, Dr Margaret Guy received her award on Friday 8 February 2013.

“It was a great occasion with much pomp and ceremony.” said Dr Guy.

Dr Guy has been a doctor at the Hospice for 20 years and has chaired the charity Hospice Home Support from its creation in 1993. Hospice Home Support provides training for volunteers and coordinates their support for patients towards the end of life and their carers.

Dr Guy said: “Prince Charles was genuinely interested in the Hospice and the work of Hospice Home Support. He clearly understood the difficulty of finding sufficient funding for the Hospice Movement and was eager to understand how volunteering could contribute to the essential support of patients and their families.”

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Dr Margaret Guy MBE, of Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice, with her MBE medal presented by HRH The Prince of Wales