Barnard Castle pupils' poetry that's fit for the Queen

Poetry composed by children in Barnard Castle has been given the royal seal of approval.
Youngsters at Montalbo Primary School wrote to the Queen to wish her a happy 90th birthday in June.
Having learned all about the royal family, pupils from years one and two also wrote a poem for Her Majesty which they recorded outside of The Bowes Museum.
They enclosed a CD of the recording so that the Queen could listen to it.
Despite the large number of letters and messages sent to Balmoral Castle, the children received a reply.
The response explained how the Queen was “very touched” by the children’s kind words.
Key stage one leader Sue Ridley said: “The children did a project to find out about the Royal family and to celebrate her 90th birthday. We explored the links with Barnard Castle and the Queen Mother.
“The children have been really fascinated by the royal family.
“They were very interested and were thrilled to get a letter back,” added Ms Ridley.