Queen Elizabeth awards Filipino driver British Empire Medal for 33-yr service at UK embassy. Congrats, Roland!
“I am delighted to announce that Her Majesty, The Queen Elizabeth II has honored Mr. Roland Quitevis with the British Empire Medal for his services to UK-Philippine Relations,” British Ambassador Daniel Pruce said in a statement dated July 23.“This is a thoroughly well-deserved recognition of Roland’s long service at the Embassy, mostly spent as the Ambassador’s driver,” he added.
He has been the official driver to eight of Queen Elizabeth’s Ambassadors to the Philippines in his 33 years of service in the Embassy.Sharing his experience via the official platform of the British Embassy on social media, Quitevis said every moment with the Ambassadors whom he worked with “has been unforgettable” as they have treated him “like family and always with utmost respect”.
“On both occasions, I was able to attend specialized training and boot camps where I was taught how to act in situations that demand urgent response, such as precautionary checks that need to be done to make sure that the car is safe to use and keeping the Ambassador away from harm in critical conditions,” he said.
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