A student who won a national competition has been presented with her accolade by The Princess Royal.
Nathania Ewruje was awarded the title of Best Speaker in the English-Speaking Union’s Public Speaking competition last year and later went on to be crowned winner of The Winston Churchill Cup for Public Speaking.
And now, the Stockton Sixth Form student has been presented with her official winners certificate by Anne, the Princess Royal.
“It was an honour to meet Anne, Princess Royal,” said Nathania, who went to Dartmouth House in Mayfair for the ESU’s prestigious presentation event.
As a result of her win, Nathania was invited to honour Sir Winston Churchill with a reading at a memorial service at the Houses of Parliament in January for the former Prime Minister.
There, the 17-year-old was tasked with delivering the same speech Sir Winston Churchill made when he unveiled a statue of himself at the London Guildhall in 1955.
And if that was not nerve-racking enough, she followed on from Commons Speaker John Bercow and PM David Cameron, who both also paid tribute to Churchill in front of members of Churchill’s family at the event to mark his life and legacy.
Speaking about the Princess Royal, Nathania said: “She asked me how it feels to keep being invited to such grand events, and why I enjoy public speaking so much.
“It is definitely another experience I will always remember.”
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