Boy, 9, captures Princess of Wales’ heart and becomes youngest ever New Year’s Honour recipient

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Nine-year-old Tony Hudgell is the youngest person to receive a British Empire Medal in the New Year Honours List 2024. Source: Sky News

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00:00 So I'm being awarded a BM. It means a lot to me and will it be heavy or not?
00:08 Because I'm thinking about the award if it's heavy or not.
00:11 Why do you think you wanted to help other children so much?
00:16 So they can afford to be how I was when I was a baby.
00:24 Because I had a lot of injuries and I had to bandage this and all that.

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