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Melanie Wattenbach
Such happy memories, everything about working towards my awards & the sense of accomplishment I felt on achieving my gold. Two of the proudest moments of my life: meeting the Duke of Edinburgh at St James Palace & having two of my own children go on to complete their gold awards too