Damir poté odletěl do Londýna (podle zaniklých novin News of the World), kde byl tehdejším premiérem Tony Blairem a jeho ženou Cherie prohlášen vítězem Bernardo's Children.
Damir was later flown to London (by the now defunct News of the World newspaper) to be crowned a Barnardo's Children's Champion by then premier Tony Blair and wife wife Cherie.