My DofE experience is one which, I will undoubtedly remember for the rest of my life. From the various forms of volunteering, skills and physical activities carried out, to the multiple expeditions in the Yorkshire Dales, I developed into someone I didn’t even know was there.

I owe my career in aerospace to this award and will be forever grateful to the Duke for giving the opportunity to me, and millions of others, to discover a person I never knew was there.