Queen surrounded by stars at young writers’ contest

The Queen welcomed a host of celebrities to Buckingham Palace for the final of a national writing competition, including actress Olivia Colman, comedian Matt Lucas, and two Lycra-clad Gladiators. The BBC 500 Words competition, which received almost 44,000 entries, encourages children of all abilities from across the UK to write. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn