DAME Mary Fagan retired as Her Majesty's Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire after 20 years' service to the County of Hampshire and the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth. She was appointed by The Queen on January 28, 1994, and since then Dame Mary has been instrumental in many memorable and significant events enjoyed by the communities of Hampshire. The highlights include the D-Day 50 commemorations in 1995; celebrations to mark The Queen's Golden Wedding in 1997; The Queen's Golden Jubilee in 2002; the International Fleet Review and Trafalgar 200 in 2005; the Diamond Jubilee in 2012 and the 60th Anniversary of the Coronation in 2013. For full story, see this week's Alton Herald.