The Princess of Wales, Catherine, has helped to grant the wish of a young hospital patient, Ejran, after meeting him at the Evelina Children's Hospital in London. The princess, who has been patron of the hospital since 2018, stopped to chat with Ejran, who suffers from a serious long-term cardiac condition, and even helped to arrange for him to appear on the BBC's children's show Newsround. The visit was part of a low-key visit to the hospital, where the future Queen has been raising smiles and spirits among the sickest youngsters in the capital.
The Princess of Wales has helped to grant the wish of a young hospital patient after she met him earlier this week. Catherine delighted Ejran, 10, when she visited the Evelina Children's Hospital in London on Monday and stopped to chat as he waited in a corridor to catch a glimpse of the royal.
Afterwards, he said he would love it if the meeting was featured on his favourite television programme, the BBC's children's show Newsround. And not only did Kensington Palace ensure that this happened, but the programme's reporter came to see him with a very special personal message from the princess. Kensington Palace said she was 'delighted' to have met him and 'looks forward to being updated on his progress'.
Ejran, who suffers from a serious long-term cardiac condition which means only half of his heart has fully developed, has undergone multiple surgeries over the years. He has been in hospital for the last month and is hugely missing his friends at Hillingdon Primary School in London. Although the Princess, who has been patron of the Evelina since 2018, wasn't due to visit Ejran's ward, the youngster - sporting an oxygen mask - waited patiently to catch a glimpse.
The Princess of Wales has helped to grant the wish of a young hospital patient after she met him earlier this week. Catherine delighted Ejran, 10, when she visited the Evelina Children's Hospital in London on Monday and stopped to chat as he waited in a corridor to catch a glimpse of the royal. The princess told him: 'It's very nice to meet you.
I have come to see all the amazing work that's going on here and meet very special and brave children like yourself. How long have you been here?
' 'A long time,' Ejran replied. 'A long time. Have you lost count? Have you made some nice friends?
No? Maybe you will do. Maybe they haven't come along yet.
'I saw you when I went in, so thank you for waiting. That's so kind of you. Have you had any treatments today?
' 'Are you the Queen? ' he asked her. 'No, I am the Princess of Wales,' she beamed. Told he had written a poem about Shrek, she said: 'My kiddies love Shrek.
All the songs and the dancing. Have you got it so I can see?
'Oh, it's in your room. Well, maybe next time you can take a copy and send it to me and I can write back to you. Would that be fun? Her private secretary could later be seen handing the boy's father a business card and asking him to send the poem in so the princess could keep her promise.
After the meeting, the little boy, who was in a wheelchair and wearing an oxygen mask, gave her a thumbs up, saying the encounter had been 'amazing'.
'I want to meet the King now,' he grinned. After the Daily Mail sent Ejran a video of their encounter as a memento of his special meeting, the youngster replied, saying that he would love to appear on Newsround.
Afterwards, he said he would love it if the meeting was featured on his favourite television programme, the BBC's children's show Newsround - a wish that Catherine helped make true The newspaper spread the word on social media and contacted Kensington Palace to see if there was anything that could be done to help - and a royal fairy godmother reached out to the broadcaster. Just a day later, presenter Ricky Boleto visited Ejran in hospital to hear more about his story and bring the Princess' special message.
Talking about his meeting with the princess, he said she was 'nice' but it could be 'sad' staying in hospital and he missed his friends back home. He said it was 'shocking' that he would finally appear on his favourite programme and told his friends: 'I miss you.
' Catherine's interaction with Ejran was just one instance of how the future Queen raised smiles and spirits during a low-key visit to the Evelina Children's Hospital that works to help some of the capital's sickest youngsters. Prince William's wife was resplendent as she arrived at the medical facility near Westminster wearing a flowy, cream dress from Suzannah London.
The elegant midi features pin-tucks at the waist, black buttons and a matching belt to cinch the waist, with Catherine having previously worn the frock for a memorial service marking the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire. Alongside her iconic engagement ring, the princess was wearing a friendship bracelet made for her by Princess Charlotte when she undertook the Three Peaks Challenge.
The low-key visit to the hospital, where the future Queen has been patron since 2018, will highlight its work to become London's most comprehensive, integrated children's hospital. Plans are underway for a new building in the next ten years, complete with additional scanners, beds and theatres alongside state-of-the-art technology. And it is hoped the princess's visit will raise awareness of the Evelina London Children's Charity's efforts to raise £100 million towards the project
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