Evangeline Khoo, 15, and Erynn Liew, 13, were named the “Senior Winner” and “Junior Winner”, respectively.

Queen Camilla hosted the winners and runners-up at Buckingham Palace, where she presented them with certificates.

“There is just one word to describe you all but I might need some help from (King) Charles to get it right, you are utterly supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,” she said when congratulating them.

An extract from Erynns winning piece, titled “The Indian Ocean Queen’s Troubles”, was read by English actress Tanya Reynolds, while an excerpt from Evangeline’s piece, “Ungrowing Growth”, was read by British journalist Clive Myrie.

The Malaysians were in the UK from Nov 18 to 21, taking part in educational and cultural activities as part of the Winners’ Week before attending the awards ceremony at the palace.

Joining them were Victor Kiyaga, 13, from Uganda, and Christabelle Yeo, 16, from Singapore, who clinched the “Junior Runner-up” and “Senior Runner-up” titles, respectively.

Open to all Commonwealth citizens aged 18 and below, participants write on a theme inspired by the Commonwealth’s values and principles.

This year’s theme was “Our Common Wealth” challenging participants on how community and culture can be used to foster resilience and hope in a world with increasing global issues.

In October, it was reported that Evangeline, from Kuala Lumpur, and Erynn, from Puchong, Selangor, won the competition organised by the Royal Commonwealth Society in the UK.