Overview
- Carmela was invested at Windsor Castle and met the Prince of Wales, whom she described as very nice.
- The Government says it believes she is the youngest person to receive an MBE, though incomplete historical records prevent full confirmation.
- Diagnosed in 2017 with a rare muscle-wasting condition affecting about one in a million children, she has turned advocacy into sustained fundraising.
- She has led around 25 fundraising and awareness initiatives and said she was left speechless when she learned of the honour.
- The ceremony also recognised other King's Birthday Honours recipients, including paralympian Monica Vaughan with an OBE and broadcaster Claudia Winkleman with an MBE.