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Swimmer Eleanor receives MBE
Wednesday 18th February 2009, 12:34PM GMT.
Teenage paralympic gold medallist Eleanor Simmonds became the youngest person ever to receive an MBE today.
The 14-year-old from Aldridge beamed with joy as the Queen handed her the prestigious gong.
The swimming sensation was awarded the honour after her record-breaking double gold medal winning success at the Paralympics in Beijing last summer. She stayed in a hotel in London last night and was chauffeur driven to Buckingham Palace with her mother Val and father Steve.
Before picking up her award, Eleanor told the Express & Star today: “It is a great honour to receive and MBE and I am really looking forward to it. I am wearing heels and I am really worried about tripping over”
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I think she is a great role model for kids these days. I think the yobs of this day and age could learn alot from this young lady !
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the smile in the picture tells the story itself well done that girl
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