Wearing sneakers because they were easier to get around in, Ms Mostyn answered the children’s questions which included if she had been nervous about becoming the governor-general (“yes, there’s no training for the job”), if she had bodyguards (also a yes), what was her first job (neighbourhood babysitter and then behind the counter at the chemist at the Curtin shops on Friday nights and Saturday mornings) and if she had a pet (their Cavalier King Charles Spaniel sadly died last year aged 14. “We miss him every day,” she said.)
