As one of the winners in the Royal Commonwealth Society Children's Art Competition, a picture by ten-year old Bermudian Tiara Carlington has been chosen by the Royal Commonwealth Society to illustrate a calendar that has been distributed throughout the world.

"I was astonished when this calendar arrived out of the blue,'' says her mother, Paula Carlington, "as I had no idea that it was a world-wide effort.

But I do feel very proud that her picture was chosen.'' Distributed by Stagecoach Holdings Plc, the calendar reflects modes of transport around the world -- with Tiara choosing Bermuda's famous shell-pink buses. The caption underneath reads "Save Money -- Shopping By Bus''.

"We had to make up a way of getting around the world, or within our own Country, so I chose the big pink bus,'' explains Tiara. "I also put in George's Bakery, a dairy shop and a department building -- and I coloured it with pastels.'' The international firm worked in conjunction with the Royal Commonwealth Society and eventually chose entries from nine other Commonwealth countries, including India, Canada, England, Scotland, Kenya, Pakistan, Malta, South Africa and New Zealand. All proceeds from sales of the calendar are to be given to Marie Curie Cancer Care.

Tiara, who was only nine-years-old when she submitted her picture, is a student at Port Royal Primary School and, as an enthusiastic young artist, attends after-school art classes with a former teacher, Mrs. Jentzen.

Now the head girl of her school, Tiara will begin her secondary school career at Warwick Academy in September. "I would like to be a doctor when I grow up,'' she reveals. "I want to make sick people well, and I would also like to deliver babies.'' Listing English as her best subject, Tiara is a keen musician who plays the piano and violin, recorder and xylophone, as well as singing in her school choir. "Oh, and I do like to draw!'', she adds.