On Wednesday, Kate Middleton made her first official appearance since announcing she has finished chemotherapy to meet a young girl with a cause close to the princess’s heart. Middleton and her husband, Prince William, visited with 16-year-old photographer Liz Hatton, who is also battling cancer. According to the Daily Mail, Prince William tapped Liz Hatton to capture photos during an investiture at Windsor.
The Prince and Princess of Wales shared images from their time with Hatton, including one that captured Middleton, who is an avid photorapher herself, and their guest hugging. They also posted another shot of Hatton and her family alongside Kate and William
Princess Kate and Prince William also shared an Instagram carousel featuring the images lensed by Hatton during today’s event.
“Congratulations to everyone who received honours at Windsor today!” they captioned the post. “It was a pleasure to have @lizhatton_photography helping us to capture these special moments 📸🎖️.”
Hatton thanked the royals for the opportunity by commenting, “It was my absolute pleasure to meet everyone and take photos today at Windsor, it was a great honour and was essentially a dream come true, so I truly hope to be a part of any and all future events! xx 🥰🫶.”
The BBC previously reported that after being “diagnosed with desmoplastic small round cell tumour in January,” Hatton was given “six months to three years to live.” So, the teenager made a photography bucket list, which included things like shoot rehearsals of a major musical, photograph London Fashion Week, and help film a movie. As a fellow photographer, Kate must have been touched by Hatton’s story.
Hatton’s mother, Vicky, previously spoke with the BBC saying her daughter is “so kind” and deserving of this honor.
“She’s just so kind, she always thinks of things to take to the nurses on the ward,” she gushed. “She always thinks of other people, not just herself, so it’s really, really lovely that other people have gone out of their way to help her—because that’s the way she is.”
