STV speak to some of the people who met The Queen during her reign

Her Majesty was patron of more than six hundred charities

Polly Bartlett
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Throughout her time on the throne, the Queen touched the lives of people from all backgrounds. Meeting the Queen was, for many, a treasured memory.

STV has been speaking to some of the ordinary and extraordinary people she met during her reign.

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