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Meet little Folashade Lawson who also presented flowers to Queen Elizabeth II: She is now Mrs Folashade Randle

Folashade Lawson, daughter of the Chairman of Lagos Town Council, was among the girls who presented flowers to Queen Elizabeth II when she visited Nigeria in 1956. As at then, little Folashade Lawson was four years old but now, she is Mrs. Folashade Randle, a qualified commercial lawyer married with children to Bashorun J.K. Randle, former President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN). Below are her then and now photos.

Little Miss Folashade Lawson
Little Miss Folashade Lawson (arrowed) presenting flowers to Queen Elizabeth II in 1956
Little Miss Folashade Lawson
Little Miss Folashade Lawson
Mrs Folashade Randle with her husband, Bashorun J.K. Randle
Mrs Folashade Randle with her husband, Bashorun J.K. Randle | Champion Newspapers

Note: Queen Elizabeth II was presented flowers more than once. Another school girl who presented flowers to her majesty was Tokunbo Awolowo.

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Cite this article as: Teslim Omipidan. (August 9, 2017). Meet little Folashade Lawson who also presented flowers to Queen Elizabeth II: She is now Mrs Folashade Randle. OldNaija. Retrieved from https://oldnaija.com/2017/08/09/meet-little-folashade-lawson-who-also-presented-flowers-to-queen-elizabeth-ii-she-is-now-mrs-folashade-randle/

4 Comments

  1. Great job done. Nothing can stop the greatness of he/she that does s great job to make people great. Well done man!

  2. Queen Elizabeth had another official Engagement that day and didn’t come to Nigeria . The flowers were give to Princess Ann who came to represent her!

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