To the world, 10-year-old Matilda was the youngest victim of Australia’s deadliest terrorist attack, but to her father, she was simply “Bee”. It’s her middle name, and the symbol he’s asking a grieving nation to remember her by.
Across Sydney’s eastern suburbs, mourners have heeded his call. The Bondi pavilion flower memorial – a sprawling tribute to the 15 lives lost at the Bondi beach massacre on 14 December – is filling with bees. They appear in plush form, tucked beside lilies; as illustrations on flickering candles; and as cartoon stickers on lapels.
