10/06/2026
Meet the Team ✨
Introducing Julie
🏺 What is your role at the Tomb of the Pharaohs Cairns?
- Front of House Guest Services Assistant
🏺What brought you to Tomb of the pharaohs?
🌎 A fascination with all things Egyptian. When I was about 10, I was given a globe of the world, the following year I had a school project to describe the country in the world I would most like to visit - that was Egypt... of course.
🇪🇬 That simple request ignited dreams of travelling far and wide. Before too long I was climbing inside the Great Pyramid of Giza, travelling the Nile by felucca, visiting Karnak, Valley of the Kings & Abu Simbel.
Egypt is such a unique country, the landscape, the history & the culture, if you ever get the chance to visit - do it. Follow your dreams, I had no idea how I was going to get there, but I had a goal and I made it happen. ✨
🏺 Favourite artefact in the exhibition? And why?
👑 Nefertari's vulture headdress.
I'd love to try it on - just the once, but I'm not allowed to even touch it. Nefertari was quite the woman; she was educated and could read & write hieroglyphics- a huge achievement for a woman 3300 years ago.
💕 Her marriage to Ramses 2 was a love match prior to him becoming King. She gave him at least 4 sons and 2 daughters (we just won't mention he had a total of 8 principal wives and up to 200 other wives and concubines.)
Nefertari was the favourite wife, and her name meant "The one for whom the sun shines". To honour her, Ramses 2 built the temple Abu Simbel. Nefertari became a powerful woman with significant influence, taking part in state affairs, religious ceremonies, & diplomatic relations. At times ruling as regent to Ramses 2, Nefertari had her own throne & beautiful crown protected by the Nekhbet Vulture and the Uraeus cobra - that I still want to try on. 🤩
Meet Julie and all of our incredible team here at the Tomb of the Pharaohs Cairns!
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