A Feltham sea cadet who was part of the local remembrance parade has become an overnight Facebook phenomenon.

Libby Surmon, 13, from Feltham , saw her good deed short lived when she returned home from school on Monday, a bit down and fed up, as she had been ridiculed for taking part and showing respect to her country.

Proud mum, Keeley Price, 37, upset by the way her daughter Libby had been teased by a handful of schoolchildren for taking part in the procession, posted a picture on her Facebook page to drum up a bit of encouragement, and within hours the post received hundreds of likes and has been shared around around the world.

"In 11 hours my Facebook had gone mad!"

The youngster's photo which was taken as she joined people of all ages in the parade from Victoria Road to Feltham war memorial in the High Street on Sunday November 8, has gone viral reaching people as far as Dubai, America and Australia.

Ms Price who has also received messages of support from soldiers in the Armed Forces, said: "I posted a picture on my Facebook page to gather a bit of encouragement for her. In 11 hours my Facebook had gone mad!

"I was even approached this morning to say she was the topic of conversation in Lincolnshire.

"There is so much bad press in this (Feltham) area, but this shows there are still good influences in the area too.

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"Generally people have been saying its so nice to see young people showing respect and giving their time, and not to listen to people who want to ridicule her.

"Libby was shocked so many people had seen the post that she has been slightly overwhelmed by it - the support and encouragement has helped a lot.

"I'm very proud of Libby for doing what she thinks is right regardless of ridicule. For her this was a massive respect thing for her to do."

Ms Price is keen to stress Libby was not bullied just several comments were made that day, and all the sea cadets have put in a lot of time and effort which is amazing to see in young children.