NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has sent a handwritten thank you note to a fan who sent her flowers for doing a ‘wonderful job,’ but it’s raised some questions.
Sydney lawyer sent the NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian flowers for doing such a great job with Sydney’s COVID outbreak.
To thank the lawyer, the premier sent a handwritten note thanking them, after tracking down the lawyer’s address by possibly ringing the florist and then sending the note to the lawyer’s place of work.
The lawyer who sent the flowers was a woman called Tania Waterhouse who works at Waterhouse Lawyers. She said she was ‘tickled pink’ to receive a personal reply.
Waterhouse shared a photo of the premier’s letter in a post on her social media and the post went viral with many people responding. Hundreds of people praised both the Premier and the lawyer but others weren’t impressed.
One man tweeted: ‘She has a very strange idea of what constitutes ”doing a wonderful job”’.
‘Plague spreading in western Sydney, compromising people’s lives and livelihoods but.. Great singles bubble premier!’ another wrote.
Others praised both women for their kind gestures. ‘Wow. Massive fan girl here too, gives me yet another reason to believe she is the best premier we’ve had in forever,’ one person wrote.
‘With all that is going on, it says something about her that she takes the time to acknowledge and write back,’ another added.
Waterhouse says this is a family tradition
Explaining why she sent the flowers, Waterhouse wrote on her LinkedIn: ‘My dad used to send to send flowers to the prime minister at The Lodge whenever he thought they were doing a great job.’
‘I sent flowers to Glad because I think she is copping a lot of flak and is doing a wonderful job, particularly the singles bubble. And that she needed our support.
‘I didn’t give my contact details on the card so she wouldn’t have to bother replying. Her staff must have contacted the florist and Gladys actually wrote a personal message.’
The letter the Premier wrote to Waterhouse went as follows:
Dear Tania,’
‘Thank you for the beautiful flowers and for taking the time to write to me with your kind message.
‘Your support means so much and will inspire me to work even harder for the people of NSW. Your best wishes are really appreciated.
‘Yours faithfully, Gladys Berejiklian MP Premier.’
The note appeared to be typed by Ms Berejiklian’s administrative team before the premier amended it with a pen, changing the address to ‘Dear Tania’.
‘I hope you won’t need the singles bubble for too long,’ the premier added.
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