Have you nominated a Coronation Champion?

Queen Camilla has announced a new award scheme to celebrate the Coronation with the Royal Voluntary Service. The Coronation Champion Awards nominations are now open. 

The Queen and Dame Judy Dench have launched the Coronation Champion Awards to recognise volunteers and charities. Five hundred people will be chosen to receive the award across eight different categories: supporting older people, supporting younger people and children, health and care, sports, culture and heritage, animal welfare, community, crisis and welfare, and sustainability and the environment. 

Anyone can submit a nomination for the awards, and the nominees must be fourteen years or older. The nomination form is available on the Coronation Champion Awards website here. Nominators should include information on the nominee’s volunteering, including the impact that it has and their level of involvement. 

The nomination form will be open until 23:59 on Sunday, 2 April. Winners will receive an award certificate signed by Queen Camilla and a pin, and many of the winners will be invited to Coronation events like a Coronation Garden Party. 

The Queen has shared her excitement about the project, saying: 

“I am delighted to be launching the Coronation Champions Awards with the Royal Voluntary Service, to shine a light on the herculean efforts of our nation’s volunteers. Up and down the country, millions of unsung heroes are contributing to their local communities, giving generously of their time and their talents to enhance the lives of others.   

“If you know a volunteer who is making a difference, please be sure to share their story. We would love to hear about them!”

The Royal Voluntary Service (RSV) is a charity organisation that works to help those in need, including providing meals and community transportation. When the RSV was initially formed in 1938 by the Marchioness of Reading, it worked to recruit women to the Air Raid Precautions services when it appeared that war was imminent. It was originally known as the Women’s Auxillary Service for Civil Defence.