Prince Edward has hosted a celebratory event for winners of the gold Duke of Edinburgh's Award at Buckingham Palace. The ceremony is the first of four events for the award winners, which will see more than 8,000 young people celebrated in the palace gardens over two days. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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01:05 >> Well, a very good morning and welcome to Buckingham Palace.
01:09 I would tell you all to sit down, but I suspect there's only a few of you who managed
01:12 to get here early enough to grab the chairs.
01:15 So, but if you do want to sit down, please do.
01:17 Apart from us, it means that people further back might be able to see something.
01:21 But it's a great pleasure to welcome you to Buckingham Palace.
01:24 And I'm not too sure who is responsible for bringing the sunshine today,
01:27 but whoever it is, thank you very much.
01:29 >> You made it in the end?
01:30 >> Made it through.
01:31 >> Fantastic.
01:31 Ray, whereabouts are you from?
01:33 >> Oxfordshire.
01:33 >> Oxfordshire as well.
01:34 Whereabouts in Oxfordshire?
01:35 >> Chipping North End.
01:36 >> Yeah, very good.
01:37 And through school?
01:37 >> Yeah, through all the way through.
01:40 >> Very good.
01:41 Excellent.
01:41 Brilliant.
01:42 Hello. Nice to meet you.
01:43 Very good to meet you.
01:44 Excellent.
01:45 Very good.
01:45 Excellent.
01:46 I'm doing this today.
01:47 >> I'm [inaudible]
01:48 >> Nice to see you.
01:49 Very good to see you.
01:50 Excellent.
01:50 Fantastic.
01:51 Brilliant.
01:52 Debbie, hello there.
01:52 Hello.
01:53 Good to meet you.
01:54 >> Bonnie Monga.
01:55 >> Hello there.
01:55 Hello.
01:56 Good to meet you.
01:56 >> Billy Monga.
01:57 >> Hi there.
01:57 Lovely to meet you.
01:58 >> And very good to see you too.
01:58 Brilliant.
01:59 Excellent.
02:00 Hello there.
02:01 Nice to see you again.
02:01 Very good to see you.
02:02 Excellent.
02:03 Very good.
02:04 Excellent.
02:05 Fantastic.
02:05 Where's that made?
02:06 Is that made in?
02:06 >> It's up in that place.
02:07 >> Yep.
02:07 >> So it goes all around the world.
02:09 >> It's quite scary.
02:10 >> Yeah.
02:11 You'll get that.
02:12 If you bump into somebody a little bit,
02:14 they'll go, "Oh, how do you?"
02:15 "We don't know you."
02:18 Brilliant.
02:19 Hannah, good to see you.
02:20 Have we met before?
02:20 Yeah, we have.
02:21 Yes.
02:21 Well, that's right.
02:24 That's right.
02:24 Very good.
02:24 Excellent.
02:25 Good.
02:26 Hi there.
02:26 >> We met as well.
02:27 >> We met as well.
02:28 >> Yes.
02:28 >> Fantastic.
02:28 Brilliant.
02:29 >> Hello, sir.
02:30 >> Hello.
02:30 >> I look after the fantastic program.
02:32 >> Right.
02:32 >> Hannah and Felicia are here collecting their gold awards today as well.
02:35 >> Oh, are you?
02:36 >> Hold on.
02:36 Hello there.
02:36 Morning, everybody.
02:37 Morning.
02:38 >> Hello, sir.
02:38 >> Hello.
02:39 >> How are you?
02:39 >> I'm fine.
02:40 >> How are you?
02:40 >> I'm fine.
02:40 >> Very good to meet you.
02:41 >> Very good.
02:42 >> Excellent.
02:42 >> Sorry.
02:43 >> I'm the DOB manager.
02:46 >> Okay.
02:46 >> I've been doing DOB for the last two years.
02:50 I work on serial,
02:54 [inaudible]
02:55 values,
02:56 and leadership skills,
02:58 and I also help to integrate the site as well.
03:00 >> Right.
03:01 >> Hello, everyone.
03:02 >> Hello.
03:02 >> Very good.
03:03 >> I'm Hannah.
03:03 >> I'm Felicia.
03:04 >> Very good to meet you.
03:06 Very good to meet you.
03:07 Excellent.
03:07 Hello there.
03:08 Hello.
03:08 Nice to see you.
03:09 Very good to see you.
03:10 Hello there.
03:10 Hello.
03:11 Morning.
03:11 Very nice to see you.
03:12 Great.
03:13 Yeah.
03:13 Very good.
03:14 Yeah.
03:14 Excellent.
03:15 Excellent.
03:16 Very good to see you.