The former boss of Sydney seaplane crash victim Emma Bowden has described how the 48-year-old was the "Grace Kelly" of their office.
Lisa Byrne, ex-editor-in-chief of OK! Magazine, where Ms Bowden was arts editor, said her colleague was "serene" and "regal", and would keep a calm head whenever there were late changes to the publication just before it went to press.
Comparing Ms Bowden to the American actress known for her elegance and style, Mrs Byrne said: "My first impressions of her were that she was lovely, a very kind person.
"She quite regal, very serene, and very well educated. I used to call her the Grace Kelly of the office because she had a great aura about her.
"Nothing ever phased her. She was such a wonderful, calming influence in the office, and I never heard her grumble."
Ms Bowden was killed alongside 11-year-old daughter Heather, fiance Richard Cousins and his adult sons - Will and Edward - on New Year's Eve.
High-profile British chief executive officer Richard Cousins and his family were killed in the Sydney seaplane crash. Source: AAP
Ms Bowden and Mr Cousins were due to get married this summer, Mrs Byrne said, adding that her friend's "absolute main priority" was Heather, her daughter from a previous relationship.
Mrs Byrne, 47, added: "My heart just goes out to their families and their loved ones - this (the crash) has just been awful."
A neighbour to Mr Cousins' previous home in the county of Buckinghamshire told Mail Online that his first wife Caroline had died of cancer less than three years ago, saying: "She had told him to find somebody else.
"The family had gone through the dreadful loss of Caroline."
Ian Thorpe said his sister, Caroline, had been happily married to Mr Cousins right up to the day that she died.
He told Sky News: "Richard was great to be with but there was always that toughness about the man.
"He always knew where he was going and he achieved it, and for that I am very proud of him. He was always very loving. He made my sister very happy. They had some fantastic holidays.
"I am extremely proud of him to have had a fantastic relationship with my sister and to have made her so happy until the day she died."
Mr Thorpe described his nephews as kind and "wonderful fellas" who were "fabulous, well-mannered and brought up properly".
Emma Bowden and her daughter, Heather, who died in a Sydney seaplane crash. Source: Supplied
The University of St Andrews in Scotland confirmed that Edward Cousins was a graduate of the Fife institution, gaining his degree in the summer of 2017.
A spokeswoman said: "Edward graduated with a degree in history last summer and had a bright future ahead of him.
"Everyone at the university who knew him will be shocked and saddened by this news."
