By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 15:01 EST, 29 April 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 09:23 EST, 30 April 2012 . When you’re Chief Scout, you  have to be prepared for important occasions. And none could be more momentous than meeting the Queen. Bear Grylls’s pride was evident today as he introduced the monarch at the annual scouting review, held at Windsor Castle. The adventurer, who has been Chief Scout since 2009, was there along with the Queen to honour 600 high-achieving youngsters from Britain and the Commonwealth. Born survivors: Adventurer Bear Grylls with the Queen during the review of the National Parade of Queen's Scouts at Windsor Castle . Most received the Queen’s Scout Award . – the highest honour a Scout can achieve – while 50 received gallantry . awards for outstanding bravery in saving the lives of others. Wearing a pale green, Karl Ludwig coat and matching hat by . Peter Sommerville, the Queen - . who is patron of the Scout Association - was accompanied by the Duke of . Edinburgh at the ceremony, which was lashed by heavy wind and rain. She . was met and introduced by television star Grylls, who is Chief . Scout and described the day as his favourite in the scouting calendar. To earn the Queen's Scout Award . youngsters, aged between 16 and 25, need to have completed a range of . tasks including an expedition in wild country, spend at least five days . undertaking a residential product, as well as helping in their . community. Standing to attention: The Queen, who is patron of the Scout Association, is given the traditional salute . Ready for all weather: The Queen is undeterred by the wind and rain as she gears up to meet the young scouts . Owen Griffiths, . aged nine, from Northolt, west London, received the gallantry award for . his swift response to his mother Lucinda having a stroke in their home. Owen, who had to look after his . 18-month-old sister Tamzin, phoned his grandmother for help and cared . for his mother while help arrived. Ms Griffiths said: 'Owen was so brave that day - I am so very proud of him. 'I cried when I found out about the award, he did so well.' Erin . Billington, 18, from Leicestershire, said: 'One of the best bits of . achieving my Queen's Scout Award was my residential experience. 'I . spent a week with Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service learning how to wire . up hoses from hydrants into engines, how to extinguish a fire and how to . rescue people from a burning building. Braving the elements: Dressed in a pale green Karl Ludwig coat and matching hat by Peter Sommerville, the Queen was accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh . Meeting the Monarch: The Queen smiles as she greets a young scout at the parade . 'I also completed my expedition in the Yorkshire Dales. 'Hiking through the countryside with my mates and everything you need on your back is my idea of scouting.' Normally the review involves only UK Scouts but this year it included youngsters from as far afield as Uganda, Belize and St Lucia. Bear Grylls said: 'All these young people have lived the adventure of a lifetime to achieve their Queen's Scout Awards, and I admire that spirit so much. 'They are huge inspirations to all the other Scouts in the UK and I am so pleased that Scouting has honoured them today. They are amazing.'
Annual Scouting Review sees 600 youngsters honoured at Windsor Castle .
By . Daily Mail Reporter . PUBLISHED: . 15:01 EST, 29 April 2012 . | . UPDATED: . 09:23 EST, 30 April 2012 . When you’re Chief Scout, you  have to be prepared for important occasions. And none could be more momentous than meeting the Queen. Bear Grylls’s pride was evident today as he introduced the monarch at the annual scouting review, held at Windsor Castle. The adventurer, who has been Chief Scout since 2009, was there along with the Queen to honour 600 high-achieving youngsters from Britain and the Commonwealth. Born survivors: Adventurer Bear Grylls with the Queen during the review of the National Parade of Queen's Scouts at Windsor Castle . Most received the Queen’s Scout Award . – the highest honour a Scout can achieve – while 50 received gallantry . awards for outstanding bravery in saving the lives of others. Wearing a pale green, Karl Ludwig coat and matching hat by . Peter Sommerville, the Queen - . who is patron of the Scout Association - was accompanied by the Duke of . Edinburgh at the ceremony, which was lashed by heavy wind and rain. She . was met and introduced by television star Grylls, who is Chief . Scout and described the day as his favourite in the scouting calendar. To earn the Queen's Scout Award . youngsters, aged between 16 and 25, need to have completed a range of . tasks including an expedition in wild country, spend at least five days . undertaking a residential product, as well as helping in their . community. Standing to attention: The Queen, who is patron of the Scout Association, is given the traditional salute . Ready for all weather: The Queen is undeterred by the wind and rain as she gears up to meet the young scouts . Owen Griffiths, . aged nine, from Northolt, west London, received the gallantry award for . his swift response to his mother Lucinda having a stroke in their home. Owen, who had to look after his . 18-month-old sister Tamzin, phoned his grandmother for help and cared . for his mother while help arrived. Ms Griffiths said: 'Owen was so brave that day - I am so very proud of him. 'I cried when I found out about the award, he did so well.' Erin . Billington, 18, from Leicestershire, said: 'One of the best bits of . achieving my Queen's Scout Award was my residential experience. 'I . spent a week with Norfolk Fire and Rescue Service learning how to wire . up hoses from hydrants into engines, how to extinguish a fire and how to . rescue people from a burning building. Braving the elements: Dressed in a pale green Karl Ludwig coat and matching hat by Peter Sommerville, the Queen was accompanied by the Duke of Edinburgh . Meeting the Monarch: The Queen smiles as she greets a young scout at the parade . 'I also completed my expedition in the Yorkshire Dales. 'Hiking through the countryside with my mates and everything you need on your back is my idea of scouting.' Normally the review involves only UK Scouts but this year it included youngsters from as far afield as Uganda, Belize and St Lucia. Bear Grylls said: 'All these young people have lived the adventure of a lifetime to achieve their Queen's Scout Awards, and I admire that spirit so much. 'They are huge inspirations to all the other Scouts in the UK and I am so pleased that Scouting has honoured them today. They are amazing.'
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