An 11 year old girl was left "speechless" as she is believed to have become the youngest person ever awarded an MBE. Carmela Chillery-Watson receieved the recognition for her fundraising efforts to help the disease she battles with, Muscular Dystrophy.

Carmela was diagnoses with the rare muscle wasting condition at the age of three in 2017. The condition only impacts one in a million children globally.

Since her diagnosis the youngster has raised over £400,000 through fundraising and awareness initiatives. After the ceremony at Windsor Castle on Wednesday, Carmela desribed being left "speechless" when she recieved the letter detailing her honour, The Mirror reports .

She said: "I never would have thought that I would have got an MBE , I just wanted to do what I did to change c

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