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being invited to a special private viewing of the service at this church, st margaret s, next to the abbey. they include members of organisations like the scouts and stjohn s ambulance, who ll be providing support across london on coronation day. around 2,000 guests are expected to be invited to the coronation service, which isjust a month away. for some, there are already important decisions to be made. what are you going to wear, maria? oh, it really depends on the weather, so layers, i think, and flat shoes. and a hat. but flat shoes, definitely. helena wilkinson, bbc news. at the age of 15, sahil usman dedicated time during lockdown to support vulnerable people in the community of blackburn, while also living with leukaemia. he s now been invited to the coronation in recognition for his services
home secretary theresa may and she explained what this invitation means to her. you don t see many people like me in suffolk being awarded for the work they do. i m representing the community. it s notjust my award, it s the award for all people who look like me who live in suffolk. and this is one of the young champions. sahil usman, at only 15 years old, helped his community in blackburn during the pandemic, as well, and he did so while he was facing a very serious personal challenge. i was diagnosed basically injuly 2018 with leukaemia. but what happened was during covid, i was in the extremely. i vulnerable category and i knew that l i wouldn t have anyone there for me. i mean, it will have someone there for me. but the elderly won t have anyone there for them. i so what i did, i gathered around 300 hampers, going to the shops- and getting all the essential items
members of the community, theyjust felt really lost. and they felt no direction. so we started doing conference call cooking sessions online for those who weren t so tech savvy. and this is one of the young champions. sahil usman, at only 15 years old, helped his community and blackburn during the pandemic, as well. but he did so while he was facing a very serious personal challenge. i was diagnosed basically injuly 2018 with leukaemia. but what happened was during. the covid, i was in the extremely vulnerable category and i knew that. i wouldn t have anyone there for me. i mean, it will have someone there for me but the elderlyl won t have anyone there. so what i did, i gathered around 300 hampers, going to the shops- and getting all the essential items and i put them together and basically gave them to the elderly people i in my community of lancashire. well done to him and thanks to azadeh moshiri for talking us through that. that s it from me at