King Charles III of the United Kingdom Instagram – Food (or biscuits!) for thought… At the 500 Words judging session at Buckingham Palace last month, The Queen sent a special message of encouragement (and some sweet treats!) to the competition’s esteemed judges as they deliberated over the winning stories from almost 44,000 entries. 🍪 The creative writing competition encourages children, aged 5-11 years, to write a fictional story – using 500 words or fewer. 📺📚 This World Book Day, tune into a special episode of @bbctheoneshow to find out who were chosen as the worthy winners of 500 Words, tonight at 7pm.