Diana Award

The Diana Award is an international award that honours young people who work to improve the lives of others. Named after Diana, Princess of Wales, the Diana Award was established in 1999 by a board chaired by Gordon Brown.

Princess Diana in 1997

Diana Award
Awarded for	"Young people who work to improve the lives of others"
Location	33 Queen Street London, England EC4R 1AP
Country	United Kingdom
Hosted by	Tessy Ojo (CEO) Rebecca Crook (Chair)[1] David Cameron (Patron)
First award	1999
Winners	Kanchan Amatya Georgina Lara Booth Asafa Powell Angelo Cardona Christy Zakarias Sophie Pender Aishwarya Sridhar
Website	www.diana-award.org.uk

History

The award was launched by the former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown in honour of the late Diana, Princess of Wales.^[2][3]

Description

The Diana Award honours young people who work to improve the lives of others.^[4]

The organisation is a charity legacy to Diana, Princess of Wales' belief that young people have the power to change the world.^[5] The purpose of the Diana Award is to appreciate and celebrate the work which young people make to society – those who are young ambassadors, young leaders, young humanitarians, fundraisers, environmental campaigners, peer mentors, sports leaders and those who inspire others. The vision is to empower young people to change the world, promoting a culture that celebrates young people from all sections of society who have made a selfless contribution to society.^[6]

Patrons of the Diana Award include former prime minister David Cameron, Dame Julia Samuel, former Scottish First Minister Jack McConnell, and Esther Rantzen.^[7]

Winners

Award winners include:

• Asafa Powell (2012)^[8]
• Georgina Lara Booth (2013)^[9]
• Christy Zakarias (2013)^[10]
• Kanchan Amatya (2019)^[11]
• Rona Glynn-McDonald (2019)^[12][13]
• Aishwarya Sridhar (2019)^[14]
• Sophie Pender (2020)^[15]
• Diana Vicezar (2020)^[16]
• Angelo Cardona (2021)^[17]
• Olivier Uwishema (2024)^[18]