THE Prince of Wales has led tributes to Lilian Mina, the chairman of the Royal Hall Restoration Trust who lost her fight against cancer on Tuesday.
Prince Charles, who described Mrs Mina as "a remarkably special person", became Patron of the Trust in 2003.
When he visited the Royal Hall at the end of its restoration in January this year, Mrs Mina was his personal guide on the tour of the building.
She and other members of the Trust gained support from people including actor Edward Fox, who became honorary president of the trust, and honorary vice-president Dame Fanny Waterman DBE.
Those who knew Mrs Mina through a common passion for the Royal Hall have paid tribute to her achievements in helping raise £2.7m towards the £11m project.
And members of the community who have watched the progress of the refurbishment have expressed their sorrow at Mrs Mina's death.
Click here to post and read tributes to Mrs Mina Mrs Mina, who was also chairman of Harrogate Civic Society, was awarded the Freedom of the Borough last November and was made an MBE in the New Years Honours for her fund raising.
She died just five days before Sunday's opening gala concert by the Halle Orchestra, which will go ahead in her memory.
- For a full tribute, see this week's Harrogate Advertiser.
