Jacky and I were great friends from the age of 12 when we would spend many hours together, cutting out pictures of Donny Osmond and David Cassidy and generally messing about and making each other laugh a lot!!!

You will see from some of the photos how much fun we had together - me dressing up as a char lady and squeezing into Jacky's delicately sized shoes!  She described me as 'mature' in her first autobiography, which somewhat shatters the illusion when you see the photographic evidence!  

I will remember my dear friend with great affection and am so proud of what she achieved.  Taken from us all far too soon.

Sending Much Love to you all at such a difficult time.

Karen Parrett (nee Carter)