Christmas came early for Ugandan beauty Maureen Nyakaira when she became the only beauty queen in the UK to receive an invite to join the exclusive reception/dinner on 12th November at Buckingham Palace organized by the Queen in preparation for her trip to Uganda in November to the Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting (CHOGM).

In her usual humble tone Miss East Africa UK revealed, “It was a breathtaking experience. I could not believe it; I still can’t believe that I have actually shaken hands and talked with Her Royal Highness. I feel very honoured. The members and employees of the Royal household treated me with so much honour, almost like one of them. My conversation with the Queen flowed and she seemed to take great interest in me while taking a close look at my crown and sash”.

The Biomedical student admits she was even more struck when she met Prince Michael of Kent with whom she shared a long conversation mainly on her charitable duties. He requested Maureen to join in and work with him in his charities. The intelligent beauty queen is slowly rising to fame and is getting recognised in the UK mainstream media but she insists she’s not in to the fame game. Her main focus is to serve and campaign for underprivileged children of East Africa.