Charitable youngsters rewarded with invitation to coronation

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “My dad’s like a textbook, so he’s been letting me know about all the military personnel.” Asked what it meant for Max to receive an invite, his father said: “It was slightly surreal.” Another teenager invited to the ceremony for his charity work was Sahil Usman, 17, from Blackburn, who nearly declined his invitation because he thought it was a hoax. Meanwhile some 400 young people were invited to watch the ceremony from St Margaret’s, next to the abbey, through their charity work, including Hana Saada, 18, from Buckinghamshire and Aniya Sofia, 18, from east London, who said getting a mention from the Archbishop of Canterbury during the service was an “amazing experience”. “The fact that young people are at the forefront of this event was really nice to see.” Asked what the monarchy means to her, Aniya added: “I think it’s important to celebrate the tradition. “I’m really grateful to be here and I enjoyed sharing this with other young people.” Hana said: “I think young people definitely have different views on the monarchy.