A BASINGSTOKE Scout has supported the lying-in-state process of Scout Patron, Queen Elizabeth II Enver Eng has joined 120 Scout volunteers paying their respect to Her Majesty the Queen and supporting the lying-in-state process at Westminster Palace.

Enver volunteered in shifts with the other Scouts in Victoria Tower Gardens to direct members of the public, keep them safe and join the thousands of people paying their respect to the Queen.

Enver said: “I am proud and honoured to be involved in this historic moment. The Queen served us and now we can serve her – that’s only right.”

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There’s been a special relationship between the Scouts and the Queen, with Scout volunteers supporting her coronation.

Throughout seven decades, the Queen encouraged Scouts to do their best and do their duty to help other people. Those joining the Scouts promise to do their duty to the Queen and follow in her selfless service.

The highest award in Scouting was the Queen’s Scout Award, where young people followed Her Majesty’s example of community, kindness and duty to the country. Enver has achieved his Queen’s Scout Award – now the King’s Scout Award.

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This honour is achieved by young people aged between 16 and 25 who have completed a range of challenges, which includes service to their community, completing an expedition in wild country, undertaking a five-day residential project in a new environment, developing an existing talent or learning some new skills to build on what they have already learnt in the Scouts.

Since the Queen’s Scout Award began, over 100,000 of these awards have been presented to young men and women for outstanding personal achievements and service to their local communities.