How she broke all the rules – and changed the game
68 year-old Jan Donaldson, of San Rafael, sent shockwaves through the temples of the glitterati after wandering into the Met Gala under the impression that the museum was free for seniors on Mondays.
On your left!
Donaldson, who was in New York visiting her son, scuttled efficiently through the scrum of celebrities entering the event using Marin-honed trail etiquette. That’s how she found herself alone in front of the waiting cameras, where she stopped to dig in her pocket for some homemade fruit leather – and became a star.
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