'She was remarkable': Royal Exchange Theatre pays tribute to deputy chair Kate Vokes killed alongside son in avalanche tragedy

31.12.2023 - 18:47 manchestereveningnews.co.uk

Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre has paid tribute to its deputy chair Kate Vokes who was killed alongside her son in an avalanche tragedy in the French alps just days after Christmas.

Kate, 54, and her son Archie Vokes, 22, lost their lives after the avalanche swept through an off-piste section of the resort of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains near Mont Blanc on December 28.

Ms Vokes was deputy chair of the Royal Exchange Theatre, chair of the Oglesby Charitable Trust, a director of their family-owned property company Bruntwood and a trustee of charities Shared Health and Focused Care. Try MEN Premium now with our amazing New Year offer...

just click here to give it a go. Her son Archie was a personal trainer at Form in Manchester, and in the previous year had achieved his level one ski instructor qualification in Canada.

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