My Pride

It's impossible to pick the most memorable moment from the past 25 years of the Pride of Britain awards.

How on earth can you, when every year has been packed with dozens of them?

But if one scene sums up what makes these unique awards so special, it was in 2017.

As all the winners gathered on stage for one final salute, the Capital Children's Choir joined them to sing All You Need Is Love.

And that few minutes at the end of the night said all you need to know about the Pride of Britain spirit.

The winners were rightly in the spotlight, including medics who had saved survivors of the Manchester Arena bombing, members of the Grenfell community standing alongside firefighters who fought the blaze, police officers who had risked their lives to protect us from terrorists, and the wonderful Paul Stephenson, who Sir Lenny Henry rightly called a giant for his role in challenging racism and changing the law.

With them, incredibly brave children, campaigners and fundraisers who put others first.

The winners are always the beating heart of the Daily Mirror's Pride of Britain Awards with TSB, but there are two other reasons why that particular finale sticks in my mind.

Firstly, the song, the Beatles classic with the perfect lyrics All You Need Is Love. That is what our winners had by the bucketload. Love for other people, even total strangers.

And secondly, the audience singing along with every word that night included Prince William, the Prime Minister, Dame Joan Collins, Rod Stewart and wife Penny, Ed Sheeran, Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne, Liam Payne, stars of the biggest shows on TV and so many more.

That is the Pride of Britain magic.