The awards were personally presented by the Queen of England, Queen Elizabeth II, on Monday evening to the award recipients. The awardees from Nigeria are, Isaiah Owolabi, Oladipupo Ajiroba, Nkechikwu Azinge and Kelvin Ogholi.
According to a statement issued on Tuesday by the QYL organisers, members of the British royal family and a host of high profile individuals attended the event, which recognised exceptional young people who are making lasting change in their communities and across the Commonwealth.
As part of the ceremony, David Beckham (a former football star) and John Major (a former British Prime Minister) spoke to guests about the future of the Commonwealth and the importance of good leadership, the statement said.
“I was fortunate to work with some incredible captains and managers throughout my career, each bringing their own qualities to leading a team. As a captain myself there was no prouder moment for me then when I led my country into a major tournament. I’m honoured to be here today to celebrate your achievement, with people like you I have no doubt the world will be a better place,” Beckham said.
“Earlier in the day (Monday) the Queen’s Young Leaders, including United Kingdom winners Nicola Byrom from Oxford, Edmund Page from Cirencester and Zoe Jackson from St Albans, all took part in exciting engagements across London. They had a breakfast meeting with the UK Prime Minister, David Cameron, at 10 Downing Street, visited the UK headquarters of global social networking company Twitter and met with senior executives at the British Broadcasting Corporation World Service,” the statement said.
Following the ceremony, the QYL award winners will spend four days in the UK to take part in a residential development programme as part of the award package. The programme includes a two-day “residential at the University of Cambridge to continue the online training they have been taking part in since January.”
The award recipients, the statement added would then go on to meet with UK’s business leaders and visit “life-changing social action projects, finished off on Friday 26th June, with a celebratory dinner at the top of the BT Tower.”
“The search is now on for the 2016 Queen’s Young Leaders Award Winners. If you or someone you know is doing exceptional work in their community apply or nominate them at www.queensyoungleaders.com,” the statement said.
Culled from Punch
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