MEMORIES

Join us in celebrating the impact of The Duke’s legacy: explore the amazing memories, messages and stories of the DofE from people across the UK.

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Julie Turrell

Having met HRH on a few occasions; my lasting memory ...

David Blakeley

Firstly may I offer my sincere condolences to the Royal ...

Megan Phillips

I completed my Bronze, Silver and Gold awards. Was an ...

Andrew Dunkley

The Duke of Edinburgh Awards certainly helped shape me as ...

Evy McCulloch

I started Bronze Duke of Edinburgh during 2017 and I recently ...

Stephanie

Taking part in the D of E gave me the ...

Taylor Cordell

We got so lost on bronze we walked 4 hours out ...

Steve James

Thoroughly enjoyed my DofE experience and thanks to my grounding, ...

Kathryn Widdowson

I’m incredibly proud to be a Gold Award holder ...

Kirstene Cutler

The expedition was physically the hardest thing that I had ...

Revd Dr Helen Wordsworth

I achieved the Gold award in 1971, through my local Girls ...

Purvis

I was awarded the Gold DOE award in 1987, but completed ...

John Hardy

Two memories: first one of my Mum fizzing like a ...

Brett Waring

A Family Affair Our family affair with the DofE started 25 ...

Dipesh Joshi

Doing the DofE Silver Award was a life changing experience ...

Sowmiya Gunabalasingam

Taking on the DofE Awards was perhaps the most challenging, ...

Connie Cachia

DofE was, and still is, the most unforgettable, incredible experience ...

Lois Slinger

I started DofE with my bronze award-I had always wanted ...

Tricia Tate

I did mine back in the 70's we had a ...

Wendy Ingram

It’s not just academic achievements and skills which count. ...

Francesca Heath

Honoured to gain my bronze, silver and gold duke of ...

Peter Wren

I attained the Bronze Silver and Gold Awards through the ...

Ross Grieve

Working towards my Gold DofE has shaped my life for ...

Rowland D

The Duke of Edinburgh scheme I will be forever grateful ...

Safiya

Sheep. What do people usually associate with sheep? Wool? Socks? ...

Trevor Farman

Fo me a lowland Suffolk boy. The D of E ...

Alison Bold

I was lucky enough to meet the Duke in person ...