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Victoria Cross recipient Willie Apiata never imagined as a young child he’d get to meet the Queen. The New Zealand soldier doesn't love talking to media, but he made an exception to honour the woman he signed up to serve. The boy who went from a small town in Aotearoa to grow up and fight in Afghanistan, was made to feel at home in the grandeur of Balmoral Castle. "The most amazing lady you could ever meet, and it doesn't matter where you are from, poor or rich, or whatever country, she has that