Lucy Owen graduated with honours in nutrition and dietetics from the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen. Lucy is a former pupil of King Edward Primary School and Banff Academy.

Carolyn Pennie, from Garden Crescent, Gardenstown, graduated Bachelor of Laws from the Robert Gordon University. She has already taken a BA degree. Carolyn is a former pupil of Cambridge House Girls Grammar, in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, and of Banff Academy.