♦ India's Arti (18) received the Amal Clooney Women's Empowerment Award by King Charles III at Buckingham Palace. She is a rickshaw driver from a village in the Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh. She was honoured for inspiring other young girls through her work with the government's Pink E-rickshaw initiative, which provides safe transport for other women with a mission to drive change, quite literally. 

♦ This award was founded by King Charles when he was the Prince of Wales, the Prince's Trust International will now transform into the King's Trust International as it continues its work supporting young people across 20 countries through employment, education and enterprise programmes. The Prince's Trust Women's Empowerment Award recognises the global work of young women who have succeeded against the odds and made a lasting difference to those around them.