Gravesend volunteers to attend Buckingham Palace garden party
She added: "If I get the chance to meet the King and I'm not flabbergasted then I will say how honoured I am to meet him."As part of her work, Ms Allen's role includes greeting people and providing them with information at the hospice in Gravesend.
"Incredible and exciting"
In 2016, she was also honoured with the Order of Mercy, an award from the League of Mercy foundation, which was originally set up by Queen Victoria in 1899 to recruit volunteers to help in hospitals.She added that, despite heading towards her 90th birthday in November, she has no plans of stopping her volunteering work.Ms Gould, the hospice's chaplain, works to provide holistic support for people using the services at the hospice and it's at-home services.She said: "My job is to offer spiritual care and to respect each patient's values and beliefs and just be there for their journey."She added that the invite to the garden party was "so incredible and exciting" and that she would be taking some of the patients at Ellenor with her "in spirit".
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