Yesterday (27/4/2025) Chief Scout Dwayne Fields and The Duke of Kent, congratulated the young awardee, Doug, for achieving the King’s Scout Award at an event at Windsor Castle.
Scout Ambassadors, including Astronaut Tim Peake and Olympian Helen Glover, were also there to join in the celebration and cheer on these young people for their amazing achievement.
The Award was presented for outstanding personal achievement and is achieved by Scouts aged between 16 and 25 years old. To earn the award, the young people must complete a range of challenges, including service to their community, an expedition in wild country, 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. This award also allows the young people to undertake projects which make an incredible impact and lasting impression within their local communities.
Doug, from Buckinghamshire said: "Getting this award opened so many doors for me - After getting the award it gives you massive self confidence and helped me with how I deal with pressure and tackle issues in everyday life"
Doug explains what the Kings Scout Award is:
What does receiving this award mean to him:
Photos: The Royal Family
The King’s Scout Award
- The King’s Scout Award is achieved by completing the following requirements:
- Providing service to the community for 12 months. Briefing and training should be given in order to gain the necessary skills.
- Learning a new skill for 12 months, and show progress and lasting interest. The skill can be the development of an existing interest or something entirely new.
- Completing a four-day and three-night expedition in open or adventurous country by foot, cycle, horse, canoe, boat or dinghy. The expedition should involve careful preparation, training, responsibility and review demonstrating leadership and teamwork skills
- Completing a five-day and four-night residential project in an unfamiliar environment with people who are not known. This project should be environmental work, activity based, service to others or personal training
- Completing 18 nights away, of which 12 must be camping.
- Making a presentation, to a suitable audience, of your achievements so far in working towards the King’s Scout Award.
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