"And she too, it (was) with such perseverance and strength and grace and she was always a role model to me and I think anyone else who is trying to do their little bit to make our world a little bit better." She never chose to live this life, but she got handed the cards she was handed. "And adding in there, the humour and her cheekiness, it was such an amazing conversation and it's a conversation where I can say 'I spoke with the Queen', not 'spoke to the Queen'." READ MORE: 'I don't think people are ready': World waits for new king to make mark Dr Daniel Nour was one of the Australian of The Year award recipients who had the opportunity to speak with the Queen via a Zoom call. "And there was a real investment from her trying to understand why we were doing it, how we were doing it and our motivations behind it.
"The one thing that blew me away, it wasn't just a zoom (call) with the Queen, where she was actually sitting there nodding her head, she was sitting there taking active interest in what we were doing, what we had to say, what our thoughts were," Nour said. Her Majesty appeared genuinely interested in Nour's Streetside Medics service for the homeless, which is a crucial mobile resource that A Current Affair has reported on in the past. "It certainly meant so much to me and all the other Australians of The Year," Nour said. READ MORE: Tears flow in Australia for Queen Nour said the video call meetings were not only an example of how up with the times the tech-savvy Queen was, but also showed how much she cared about both her own country and the countries within her sovereignty amid a global pandemic.
Nour is one the four Australian of The Year award recipients for 2022.Īll recipients had the privilege of chatting to the Queen four months ago.
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