[1] She started her elementary education with the Franciscan nuns at the Pilar School in Valletta, she completed her primary education at St. Elmo Primary School and her secondary education at Maria Assunta Secondary and Technical School in Ħamrun.
On completing her studies, she worked on a full-time basis in the administration department of the Old University of Malta in Valletta, and later on at Tal-Qroqq, Msida.
She married George Abela on 23 May 1976 and had two children, Robert and Maria.
[2] Robert Abela was sworn in as the 14th Prime Minister of Malta on 13 January 2020.
[3] For years, she was socially involved in the Tarxien Parish community, where she used to give catechism lessons to children preparing for their First Holy Communion.