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Princess Beatrice, Princess Anne and other royals showed their congratulations
A ceremony at Buckingham Palace invited Gold Award achievers to celebrate
Only 2.7% of those who take part in a Duke of Edinburgh award will achieve gold

Published: 21:04 EDT, 13 May 2019 | Updated: 04:24 EDT, 14 May 2019

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Several members of the Royal Family attended the Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award Presentations yesterday to show their support for the achievements of youngsters who complete the challenging programme.

In the morning the Earl and Countess of Wessex and the Duke of Gloucester congratulated proud achievers at Buckingham Palace.

They were joined by the Princess Royal and Princess Beatrice later in the day.

Pictures posted to the Royal Family's Instagram account showed the day's celebrations.

Several members of the Royal Family attended the Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award Presentations yesterday to show their support for the achievements of youngsters who complete the challenging programme

In the morning the Earl and Countess of Wessex and the Duke of Gloucester congratulated proud achievers at Buckingham Palace

Just 2.7 per cent of people who sign up to take part in a Duke of Edinburgh programme end up achieving the gold award.

The programme was started in 1956 by Prince Phillip in the UK and has since spread to 144 nations around the world.

Participants must complete a series of self-improvement exercises over a period of time, the gold award takes 12 months to achieve.

The Duke of Edinburgh programme is the world's leading youth achievement awards and last year saw a whopping 461,563 people take part.

They were joined by the Princess Royal and Princess Beatrice later in the day

Just 2.7 per cent of people who sign up to take part in a Duke of Edinburgh programme end up achieving the gold award

To achieve a gold award a candidate must have spent at least 12 months as a volunteer, 12 months developing a physical activity and six months learning a new skill.

The participant must also complete an expedition of four days and three nights, with eight hours every day spent 'journeying'.

The award was largely designed by John Hunt, who led the first successful climb of Mount Everest in 1953.

Over eight million people worldwide have taken part in the programmed since it was started 63 years ago.

While participants are allowed to take longer than one year to complete their gold award, they must finish all the sections before their 25th birthday.