The Princess of Wales Meets Young Cancer Patient at Windsor Castle

The Princess of Wales met with a young cancer patient today at Windsor Castle. Photos from the meeting were shared on the Prince and Princess of Wales’s social media accounts.

More from The Telegraph’s story by Hannah Furness. 

The Princess of Wales has been photographed back at work for the first time since ending her chemotherapy.

The Princess was seen hugging 16-year-old Liz Hatton, who has a rare and aggressive form of cancer and was invited to Windsor Castle as part of her “bucket wish” list.

Liz, a budding photographer, was given rare permission to shoot pictures behind the scenes of an investiture, which were later published by Kensington Palace.

In the photo above left, you see the Princess hugging the 16-year-old photographer, who was diagnosed in January with DSRCT (desmoplastic small round cell tumors). In the second photo, you see Liz and her mother, Vicky Robayna (on far right), her stepfather Aaron (on the left), and brother Mateo.

We learn more about Liz’s decision to pursue her photography dreams from The Telegraph piece. 

She has undergone multiple rounds of chemotherapy and dropped her formal studies in favour of following her dream of photography.

Earlier this year, she told the BBC: “If I only have around three years left to live, what’s the point in A-levels?”

A Twitter post by Liz’s mother (PumpkinsandPostIts) explains the bucket list Liz created with her photography goals.  

Twitter please can you help by sharing and tagging anyone who might help?

Liz is 16 and lives to take photographs. She has a rare and aggressive cancer which doctors have told her means she has between 6 months and 3 years to live. We hope every day for a lifetime for her but if… pic.twitter.com/e1AMaaBV1H

— PumpkinsandPost-Its (@2ndtimeMama) May 12, 2024

Prince William heard about Liz and her bucket list through the London Air Ambulance Charity (he is the organization’s patron) and invited her to take photographs at today’s investiture service. 

Liz posted about today’s experience on her Instagram account, Liz Hatton Photography, and her reaction to seeing her photos on the official Kensington Palace account.  

She shared her thoughts on the day’s events. 

The family also posted on social media about today’s experience. 

You can see more of Liz’s photographs on her Instagram page here. There is also a GoFundMe account with more information on her treatment and progress. (You may see that her stepfather is listed as the beneficiary; this is because she is not old enough to be the direct beneficiary.) 

For today’s meeting, it looks like the Princess wore her Roland Mouret Stretch Cady Single-Breasted Blazer ($432 on sale, limited sizes) and Wide-Leg Stretch Cady Trouser ($640, sold out).

The separates were first noted during the December 2022 visit to Boston and then again at a January 2023 reception at Hampton Court Palace for England’s World Champion Wheelchair Rugby Team. They were also seen at a reception in November 2023.

The top seen today has also been worn before, but it remains a UFO (Unidentified Fashion Object). The Princess wore her Cassandra Goad Temple of Heaven earrings ($3407), shown below when worn on previous occasions.

Last week, the Princess also attended a performance of Akram Khan’s Giselle by the Engish National Ballet. She posted about the ballet on social media.

More from this Daily Mail story

The Princess, who recently remarked that her health struggles have ‘above all reminded William and her to reflect and be grateful for the simple yet important things in life, which so many of us often take for granted’, has long enjoyed dance performances.

She has been spotted in the audience at performances such as The Nutcracker over the years; both alone and with her daughter.

Here you see the Princess at a 2019 Royal Opera House visit, where she watched a rehearsal by the Royal Ballet. 

There are no photos from the event. 

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One other item of royal news this week: Princess Beatrice and her husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, are expecting their second child.  Below, the announcement from Buckingham Palace on social media yesterday. 

More via The Telegraph’s coverage. 

The late Queen’s granddaughter,36,  and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, 40, are preparing to welcome the baby in the spring. The newborn will be a younger sibling for three-year-old Sienna and eight-year-old Christopher – known affectionately as Wolfie – Mr Mozzi’s son from his previous relationship with Dara Huang, an American architect.

Two new pictures were shared to mark the announcement, with one showing blonde-haired Sienna from behind as she walks along a country lane, holding hands in the middle of her father and big brother Wolfie.