PARK School student Cerys Mason was one of three lucky youngsters selected to present flowers to members of the Royal family at the Commonwealth Day Observance in Westminster Abbey.

Cerys and seven schoolmates were invited to the ceremony after submitting high quality entries to the national Jubilee Time Capsule project.

The digital history project was organised by the Royal Commonwealth Society and will be sealed later in the year and presented to the Queen as an innovative legacy of the Diamond Jubilee.

Cerys’s entry received a maximum five stars.

The group travelled to London from their school in Queens Park South Drive, Bournemouth, and were delighted to get glimpses of The Queen, the Duke of Edinburgh, The Prince of Wales, The Duchess of Cornwall and The Countess of Wessex.

Head teacher Andy Edwards said: “It was a tremendous day for our pupils – they have learnt a great amount about the Commonwealth.

“Their entries to the Time Capsule are terrific and they had a day out in London which they will remember for the rest of their lives.”

Cerys, 11, told the Daily Echo: “I felt very excited and honoured to have been chosen to go to London and to give a posy to Camilla.

“It was great to talk to our future queen – she is a very nice lady.

“It was my first time in Westminster Abbey – it is an amazing building.”

The Commonwealth Day is Britain’s largest annual multi-faith gathering.