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| Dancer whose barefoot video went viral meets Camilla | Dancer whose barefoot video went viral meets Camilla |
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| Anthony Mmesoma Madu , who won a scholarship to the Birmingham school, is set to appear in a Disney documentary | Anthony Mmesoma Madu , who won a scholarship to the Birmingham school, is set to appear in a Disney documentary |
| Camilla, the Queen Consort met a young Nigerian ballet dancer who got a scholarship after his video went viral. | Camilla, the Queen Consort met a young Nigerian ballet dancer who got a scholarship after his video went viral. |
| A video of Anthony Mmesoma Madu dancing barefoot in the rain in Lagos was viewed online more than 16 million times. | A video of Anthony Mmesoma Madu dancing barefoot in the rain in Lagos was viewed online more than 16 million times. |
| Camilla spoke with the 13-year-old, during a visit to Elmhurst Ballet School in Birmingham. | Camilla spoke with the 13-year-old, during a visit to Elmhurst Ballet School in Birmingham. |
| She wished the second-year student luck with a forthcoming Disney documentary telling his story. | She wished the second-year student luck with a forthcoming Disney documentary telling his story. |
| The young dancer won the hearts of social media users with a video of him pirouetting in the rain | The young dancer won the hearts of social media users with a video of him pirouetting in the rain |
| When asked if he had always loved dancing, the young star replied: "Yes, since I was five years old." | When asked if he had always loved dancing, the young star replied: "Yes, since I was five years old." |
| "It gets to grips with you, you can't let it go - good luck," Camilla replied. | "It gets to grips with you, you can't let it go - good luck," Camilla replied. |
| The Queen Consort met excited students at the specialist ballet school | The Queen Consort met excited students at the specialist ballet school |
| A documentary about the boy, whose family live on the edge of Nigeria's biggest city, was announced by Disney last September. | |
| Speaking after the visit, Anthony said he had adapted well to life in the UK, despite finding it "still quite cold". | Speaking after the visit, Anthony said he had adapted well to life in the UK, despite finding it "still quite cold". |
| The Queen Consort stood on stage with students during her visit to the Elmhurst Ballet School | The Queen Consort stood on stage with students during her visit to the Elmhurst Ballet School |
| "My dancing's going well, it's really, really great, and I'm really enjoying it," he said. | "My dancing's going well, it's really, really great, and I'm really enjoying it," he said. |
| "I just hope that younger dancers from anywhere around the world... I just hope to inspire them to pursue their dreams and never give up," he added. | "I just hope that younger dancers from anywhere around the world... I just hope to inspire them to pursue their dreams and never give up," he added. |
| The Queen Consort, who is patron of Elmhurst, unveiled a plaque during her visit to mark the school's centenary, and spoke to other students, staff and alumni. | The Queen Consort, who is patron of Elmhurst, unveiled a plaque during her visit to mark the school's centenary, and spoke to other students, staff and alumni. |
| The Queen Consort unveiled a plaque to mark the ballet school's centenary | The Queen Consort unveiled a plaque to mark the ballet school's centenary |
| Later in the day she visited Southwater Library in Telford to thank charity volunteers for their outreach work, including East Shropshire Talking Newspaper and a food bank. | Later in the day she visited Southwater Library in Telford to thank charity volunteers for their outreach work, including East Shropshire Talking Newspaper and a food bank. |
| Crowds of well-wishers turned out in Telford to welcome the Queen Consort | Crowds of well-wishers turned out in Telford to welcome the Queen Consort |
| She also unveiled a plaque which will be placed on a veterans' trail in the nearby Town Park. | |
| Camilla met staff and volunteers from nine local charities and organisations in Telford | Camilla met staff and volunteers from nine local charities and organisations in Telford |
| Chair Erica Hanson-McKenzie said the trail represented a "forgotten community" of living veterans. | Chair Erica Hanson-McKenzie said the trail represented a "forgotten community" of living veterans. |
| Staff and representatives from local outreach and voluntary groups were thanked for their contributions to the community | Staff and representatives from local outreach and voluntary groups were thanked for their contributions to the community |
| "This plaque means so much to me that when they told me about it, honestly, I could have cried," she added. | "This plaque means so much to me that when they told me about it, honestly, I could have cried," she added. |
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| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Telford | Telford |
| Ballet | Ballet |
| Disney | Disney |
| Nigeria | Nigeria |
| Birmingham | Birmingham |
| Queen Consort Camilla | Queen Consort Camilla |