It cannot be any clearer that this is not referring to Lady Mary Heath.
However, I apologize to Tracey for MY misunderstanding and not realising it was as she describes in her LAA post.
Given that the proxy votes in 2016 had obviously been cast before the meeting, she clearly could not influence them with any argument she made at the meeting and, equally obviously, it is likely that the same situation will apply this time.
Not strictly true mate, there is a subtle difference between a PROXY vote and a POSTAL vote. The POSTAL vote is decided by the voter and is made at a time when all of the arguments may not have been heard, a PROXY vote on the other hand is a way for the non-attending voter to request that someone casts a vote on their behalf after the discussions have been heard. In most cases the PROXY vote is delegated to the Chairman to decide but it can be given to ANY member to act on ones behalf. In a nutshell PROXY votes are not cast before the meeting.