Deaf woman is first to deliver British Sign Language speech at Buckingham Palace

Hafwen Clarke speaks in BSL from the West Terrace (Ian Smithers/DofE/PA)

By Jamel Smith, PA

A young deaf woman has become the first person to deliver a British Sign Language (BSL) speech at Buckingham Palace in front of thousands of Duke of Edinburgh’s Award recipients.

Hafwen Clarke, 19, from Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales, told about 2,000 other recipients how she achieved the gold award, alongside Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh.