Royal Reporter Lydia

Lydia Alty (born: ), better known online as Royal Reporter Lydia is an English YouTuber, Royal Journalist, Presenter , Campaigner and member of the D-Day Juniors, who is known for her popular educational videos about the British Royal Family. Her current most popular video is 'Its all Smiles and songs from Prince George at the Platinum Jubilee Party at the Palace' which has been viewed more than one million times. She started YouTube at the age of 13. Lydia has two channels. Her main YouTube channel is Royal Reporter Lydia, where she focuses on the British Royal Family, and a vlogging channel, which used to be for pranks and skits, called Lydia A. All her content is powered by her in-house management team, Lydia A Entertainment, which launched in 2021. 
==Personal life==
Lydia is the eldest child in her family and has a younger brother called Harry A. She was born in Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom. She lives in the county of Buckinghamshire in England.
==Before fame==
Alty started YouTube at age of 13, as Lydia A. She started on the video sharing platform as a Drawing and arts and crafts YouTuber.
In July 2019, Lydia changed her channel to 'Lydia A' after she decided to upload family friendly pranks, challenges, skits and vlogs along with her younger brother. 
Ever since since was 8, Lydia has had a strong interest in the Royal Family and In 2018, she started Prince George of Wales News channel, which was changed to Royal Reporter Lydia at some point in 2022/23. This account was started to share her knowledge of the Royal Family with royal family fans. The channel documents the lives of the younger and older members of the firm.
In late 2021 she released on her Instagram that her channels and her younger brother, Harry A's, channels were under the roof of her entertainment management business called Lydia A Entertainment. However Lydia still edits her own videos, after she self taught herself to edit back in 2017. As for her younger brother's videos, they are all edited by him. 
==Radio==
As well as Journalism and YouTube, Lydia did Radio up until 2023. She started Radio at the age of 14, after enrolling on March 23, 2020. Lydia presented shows on a English radio station, Bolt Radio, now called Coastal Beat Radio, which is based in the town of Lancaster, where she was seen presenting Drivetime, Mid-Morning and Saturday Morning Live. Lydia was one of the Youngest Presenters on Bolt Radio and her time on radio saw her interview stars from TV and reality shows, such as Britain's Got Talent, as well as newcomers into the music industry. She left after a period of time away to study for her GCSE's and returned in the month of August 2021 to carry on presenting on Bolt Radio. She returned a bit before Bolt Radio closed down in March, 2 years after it opened. In August 2022 she announced an end to her radio duties as she stepped down from the commitment to focus on a new career prospect and her other hobbies, which are listed above. Her time in radio saw her work for Bolt Radio, Chiltern Voice and River Radio.
==Anti-bullying work==
In April 2021 she joined the Diana Award's National Anti Bullying Youth Board, and started her very own campaign called "The Kindness Campaign" after experiencing bullying and wanting to help others experiencing it. She joined the UK's Youth Mental Health Ambassador, Dr Alex George on ITV in July 2021 ahead of the Diana Award's brand new Campaign "Don't Face it Alone Campaign". She explained she experienced cyber-bullying and wanted others to speak out as you should never suffer in silence. She was also heard on Greatest Hits Radio talking about bullying and how it should be spoken about and people should not be embarrassed about it. After she appeared on Sky News Radio and spoke about the struggles of back to school for many children in regards to being bullied. She spoke about how she got bullied for doing the things she liked to do like YouTube and Acting. She left the Youth Board in April 2022, to make way for the next youth board, she however is still an Anti-Bullying Ambassador and continues to bring awareness to Bullying and it's effect. She said "it was an honour" to be on the Youth Board and hopes to continue to support the charity. She now continues as a Campaigner for mental health and anti-bullying and still works for the Diana Award.
==Education==
Alty was educated at a small primary school in her local city before enrolling at the Chalfonts Community College a secondary school in Bucks. She attended the school from 2017, where she joined in Year 7, and left the school in early June 2023 after she completed Year 13 at the school's Sixth form centre. The youngster was a Anti Bullying Ambassador for the school and was mentioned in the local press for all her hard word towards her campaigning. During her time at her secondary school, she was diagnosed with Coeliac Disease, in October 2021, after her GCSES at the school. 
In late August Lydia confirmed her next steps of education by confirming that she is due to be a student at the prestigious Royal Holloway University of London, Windsor. However in late October 2023, Alty withdrew from her course at the University, due to unknown circumstances. After a couple of months, in late 2023, Lydia announced she would start a degree at another university. Her management at Lydia A Entertainment announced that Lydia would be a student at the Open University. She started her undergraduate degree at the Open University in February 2024, as a Health Science student. The reason for which she left Royal Holloway has not been disclosed. She studies and has a job that she does alongside YouTube. 
==Other work==
Lydia Alty announced on her official Instagram (@lydiaalty) on the 9th June 2022 that she would be joining Britain's Got Talent Contestants The D-Day Juniors, who work alongside BGT Finalists The D-Day Darlings, as the newest member of their group. She has joined a long line up of talented choir members who make up the group, who's aim is to "pass on the message of remembrance to a younger audience". Although Lydia is a "junior" and goes by the name "Junior Lydia" on their profiles, Alty specifically mentioned she would not be one of their performing members but instead be a helping Junior who assists on their social media profiles instead. She mentioned on her profile "what an honour" it was since she has been a "massive" fan of this group for a while! Lydia is very passionate about learning about history and about passing on the message of remembrance. This was mentioned in a video on her main channel Lydia A very recently on July 20, 2022. She has also posted on her shorts channel and TikTok about the shows she has joined with the choir.
==Trivia==
*Lydia is one of the youngest radio presenters to have presented her own show live at the age of 14.
*She is a member of the D-Day Juniors.
*She started YouTube at the age of 13.
*She was a member of the Diana Award's National Anti-Bullying. 
*She is one of the UK's youngest Royal Journalists
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