It is a cold, hard, and yes unfair fact of life that Alison Rose will be remembered for the chaotic manner of her departure from NatWest rather than the many achievements over her long, trail-blazing career at the bank.
She will never have to worry about paying the gas bill, but it is a tough and bruising reality nonetheless. Her exit means that only one of the last four chief executives at NatWest, or its predecessor Royal Bank of Scotland, have left on their own terms.
