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Museum Director Nicola Ayrton-Guest: ‘My Dad was a bus driver - it was incredibly exciting’
Nicola told Robert Elms why it was her Dad’s job that made London feel personal.
Nicola Ayrton-Guest is the Director of the Household Cavalry Museum located on Horse Guards Parade.
Originally a history graduate, she’s had a string of jobs in military organisations - including the Imperial War Museum, National Army Museum, and Bletchley Park. She even had a job at the Household Cavalry at the start of her career, before returning as it’s Director.
Nicola is a lifelong Londoner and the daughter of a London bus driver. She grew up in Chingford.
Robert Elms found out about Nicola Ayrton-Guest’s favourite haunts, memories, pet hates and everything in between.
