In a ceremony on the Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ship, students received trophies, certificates and scholarships after being selected from thousands of entries in the competition that honours the long reign and many qualities of the Queen. The Platinum Jubilee Scholarship Awards were launched earlier this year to celebrate the late Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne. The cruise ship was launched by the Queen herself 53 years ago and is now docked permanently at Port Rashid, Dubai.
Students were challenged with explaining in essays of no more than 500 words why they also possessed the same merits of dedication to duty, resilience, kindness, and other qualities of the Queen, who died in September this year.
Seventy students in the UAE have a won a full year’s tuition after bagging the Platinum Jubilee Scholarship Awards, launched earlier this year to celebrate the late Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne.
The students joined Gems founder and chairman Sunny Varkey for a ceremony on the Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ship, which was launched by the Queen herself 53 years ago and is now docked permanently at Port Rashid, Dubai. Sunny Varkey said the award was the “perfect way” to pay tribute to the Queen.
Dino Varkey, group chief executive officer, Gems Education, said Queen Elizabeth II was a role model to many over her 70-year reign. “We can all learn much from her example of selfless dedication to duty, resilience, and kindness towards others.”
