Emma Sellars, from Lincoln, who won the bravery award for highlighting life with inflammatory bowel disease, was among some 7,500 guests who attended. She described being invited to the traditional ceremony as a "surreal moment".

The Princess of Wales is attending her first Buckingham Palace Garden Party since her cancer diagnosis, as she is joined by her husband, the Prince of Wales and younger members of the Firm. Zara Tindall,