Handing over crown ‘bittersweet’ for Rose

ONE girl will be crowned tonight, but for reigning Rose of Tralee Aoife Kelly the passing of the crown will be a “bittersweet” moment.

The Tipperary woman said the end of her reign would be counterbalanced by looking forward to her upcoming marriage in South Africa and the setting up of her own public relations business, but tonight’s selection of her successor might well spark tears.

“I don’t know whether there will be tears,” she said. “In my personal life I would cry at an advertisement on TV.