Eleven-year-old Ruby Ludewig was selected by a ballot at her school at Bonython Primary School to meet King Charles III and Queen Camilla as they touched down in Canberra on Monday, presenting them with a bouquet of flowers.
Bonython Primary has a special connection to the royals - Queen Elizabeth II, Charles' mother, opened the school in 1992.
"We have a very excited child," Ruby's mum, Emma, said ahead of the meeting at Fairbairn.
"She does know what it's all about and she understands the connection between Bonython and King Charles' mum."
Also selected to meet the King and Queen was another excited 11-year-old, Indigo Young from Cranleigh School in Holt.
Cranleigh is specialist school for students aged between 4 and 12 year. It is celebrating its 50th birthday this year.
Indigo, who is in year six, has an intellectual disability and is in a wheelchair. She communicates with her eyes and has "a wicked sense of humour", according to Crainleigh principal Kylie Croke.
"The students [attending the arrival of the royals] are all in their new 50th anniversary T-shirts and we have some very excited staff and students," Ms Croke said.
Ruby, meanwhile, was "a little nervous" but looking forward to meeting the first Australian king to visit Canberra.
And she made sure to be ready for the day.
"I got new shoes because mum didn't want me to wear my runners with tan bark all over them," Ruby said.
Emma said Ruby, who is in year 5, loved soccer and helping out students in the junior years. She was also "Taylor Swift mad", seeing the singer at one of her recent Australian concerts.
So Taylor Swift? The King? Who is Ruby more excited to see?
"It's hard to top Taylor Swift but King Charles is at least on par," mum Emma said, with a laugh.
Louis Tucker, a year six student from Bonython Primary, also proudly represented the school at the official welcome to Canberra for the royal couple.
