THAI children orphaned by the 2004 tsunami performed dances and songs for Thames Valley Police staff today.

The youngsters live at an orphanage funded by a charity set up by former police officer Gill Williams, who retired from the force in January.

She was part of a team sent out to Thailand in the days following the disaster to help recover and identify bodies. Ms Williams later set up Hands Across The Water after seeing the devastation first hand.

Four girls and a boy from Takua Pa, a small village 50 miles north of Phuket, performed for staff as part of a three week tour of Britain to raise the charity’s profile and give the youngsters an experience of a foreign country.

They danced to traditional Thai folk songs before singing a rendition of Que Sera Sera.

Chief Constable Sara Thornton was among the audience. She told the children: “When I was watching I was taken by your grace and how gracious you are. I think everybody here today has got so much to learn from you all.”