M'sian teen duo meet UK's Queen Camilla to receive top prizes in Commonwealth essay competition


  • Nation
  • Friday, 22 Nov 2024

Queen Camilla stands with (from left) Queen's Commonwealth Essacy competition Junior runner-up Victor Austin Kiyaga from Uganda, Junior winner Erynn Liew from Malaysia, Senior runner-up Cristabelle Yeo from Singapore and Senior winner Evangeline Khoo from Malaysia during a reception for the at Buckingham Palace in London on Thursday (Nov 21). - Photo via Reuters

PETALING JAYA: The winners and runners-up of the 2024 Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition (QCEC) in the Senior and Junior categories met Queen Camilla of the United Kingdom in Buckingham Palace on Thursday (Nov 21) to receive their certificates.

Malaysian teens Evangeline Khoo Ke Ying, 15, and Erynn Liew, 13, won the Senior and Junior categories, respectively, beating out a record 34,939 entries from throughout the Commonwealth.

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