HIGH-achieving students from King Edward’s Witley went to Buckingham Palace to receive the prestigious Duke of Edinburgh’s Gold Award.

The group of eight were able to discuss their experiences with the Earl of Wessex, before receiving their certificates from TV celebrity Gaby Roslin.

Seven award-winners were former students Megan Lewis, Matilda Moss, Charlie Howard, Will Kriehn, Alex Dean, Jonathan Bell and Ed Kernick. They joined current Upper Sixth student Theo Negus.

The group was accompanied by Mark Harrison, King Edward’s director of co-curriculum and leadership, who said: “King Edward’s runs a very active Duke of Edinburgh’s Award programme and is a licensing authority in its own right.

“All year nine pupils participate in the Bronze Award and approximately half of these pupils progress to take the Silver Award.

“A good number then continue to the highest accolade – the Gold Award.

“We are once again delighted to have such a strong cohort of pupils representing the school at the Gold Award presentations.

“Attaining this high-level award represents a tremendous achievement.

“Receiving the Gold Award proves these students have the skills, determination and resilience to succeed.”