Wantirna South teacher's brush with royalty
Award-winning teacher Gisella Benetti, pictured with her Knoxfield preschool class, saw the Queen close up but did not get to speak to her. Picture: CARMELLO BAZZANO
AN award-winning Wantirna South preschool teacher has told of her once-in-a-lifetime invitation to meet the Queen.
Knoxfield Preschool teacher Gisella Benetti attended a reception with the Queen and Prince Philip at Government House on October 26, but didn’t get to chat to Her Majesty.
“I got to within six feet of her, but it was protocol to stand where we were, and the Queen approached who she wanted to talk to,” she said.
