Sitting with Sir Rod Stewart in the garden of the pop legend’s mansion in Essex, Reece Hayes is so star-struck he can barely speak.
He thinks he is there to discuss his campaigning work, and when Rod’s wife Penny Lancaster reveals why they have brought him from his home in Glasgow, 24-year-old Reece is stunned.
Penny, 49, tells him: “We brought you here today under a little false pretence but I’ve got some fantastic news… you are the winner of the Pride of Scotland’s Prince’s Trust Young Achiever award.” Rod, 75, whips the award from under a tartan shawl, and tells Reece: “Your mum would be very proud of you.” Reece was just 20 when his mother died, aged 45, after years of mental health issues.
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