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Ted Hennessey

Teenage honours recipient urges peers to get involved in ‘rewarding’ charity

Mikayla Beames, 18, has been awarded a British Empire Medal (James Manning/PA) -

One of the youngest people on the New Year Honours list has urged others her age to get involved in “rewarding” charitable causes.

Mikayla Beames, 18, has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) after founding Team Mikayla following her cancer diagnosis aged four.

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