On the 8th May, Georgia, Emily and Nicola attended a special service at Gloucester Cathedral to celebrate the Kings Coronation and be part of the Big Help Out, a day where charities and volunteers were acknowledged for the help they offer in their communities. We were all excited because after the service we had been invited to meet HRH Princess Anne! We arrived quite early so we could be shown where to sit and when to leave the service to meet Princess Anne. Georgia remembers HRH arriving through the big doors at the back of the Cathedral and people all trying to see her from where they were sitting. There were lots of other charities there and people from the Cathedral dressed in their fine robes. We all enjoyed the music from the Music Works during the service. A lady sang Set Fire to the Rain by Adele – we played it in the car and had a sing on the way home.
We left the service early to go and take our spot to wait for HRH to come and speak to us. We were waiting where they filmed Harry Potter which was fun as we are all fans. As Princess Anne walked towards us Georgia and Emily both remember being a little nervous, but that she was really nice. She shook our hands and asked a couple of questions about Gloucestershire Young Carers and the things Emily and Georgia had done with us. Emily remembers thinking that she looked like the Queen.
We had a lovely day! Thank You Emily and Georgia for representing GYC so beautifully and Thank You to all those who volunteer and support our charity and young carers in so many different ways.