Dame Marie Bashir bids farewell as NSW Governor

By James Robertson
Updated October 2 2014 - 2:08am, first published October 1 2014 - 5:24pm
Up close and personal: a well-wisher speaks to Dame Marie. Photo: Edwina Pickles
Up close and personal: a well-wisher speaks to Dame Marie. Photo: Edwina Pickles
Sunny farewell: Dame Marie has served as NSW Governor for 13 years. Photo: Edwina Pickles
Sunny farewell: Dame Marie has served as NSW Governor for 13 years. Photo: Edwina Pickles
Serried ranks: Dame Marie Bashir inspects the Federation Guard. Photo: Edwina Pickles
Serried ranks: Dame Marie Bashir inspects the Federation Guard. Photo: Edwina Pickles
Serried ranks: Dame Marie Bashir inspects the Federation Guard. Photo: Edwina Pickles
Serried ranks: Dame Marie Bashir inspects the Federation Guard. Photo: Edwina Pickles
Sunny farewell: Dame Marie has served as NSW Governor for 13 years. Photo: Edwina Pickles
Sunny farewell: Dame Marie has served as NSW Governor for 13 years. Photo: Edwina Pickles
Up close and personal: a well-wisher speaks to Dame Marie. Photo: Edwina Pickles
Up close and personal: a well-wisher speaks to Dame Marie. Photo: Edwina Pickles
Up close and personal: a well-wisher speaks to Dame Marie. Photo: Edwina Pickles
Up close and personal: a well-wisher speaks to Dame Marie. Photo: Edwina Pickles
Sunny farewell: Dame Marie has served as NSW Governor for 13 years. Photo: Edwina Pickles
Sunny farewell: Dame Marie has served as NSW Governor for 13 years. Photo: Edwina Pickles
Serried ranks: Dame Marie Bashir inspects the Federation Guard. Photo: Edwina Pickles
Serried ranks: Dame Marie Bashir inspects the Federation Guard. Photo: Edwina Pickles
Up close and personal: a well-wisher speaks to Dame Marie. Photo: Edwina Pickles
Up close and personal: a well-wisher speaks to Dame Marie. Photo: Edwina Pickles
Sunny farewell: Dame Marie has served as NSW Governor for 13 years. Photo: Edwina Pickles
Sunny farewell: Dame Marie has served as NSW Governor for 13 years. Photo: Edwina Pickles
Serried ranks: Dame Marie Bashir inspects the Federation Guard. Photo: Edwina Pickles
Serried ranks: Dame Marie Bashir inspects the Federation Guard. Photo: Edwina Pickles

Pomp and circumstance blended with cheering and informality on Wednesday as Dame Marie Bashir bid farewell after more than a decade as Governor of NSW.