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Prince Harry’s touching visit to siblings with rare disease

May 06, 2017

Prince Harry has shown remarkable compassion.

Prince Harry has shown extraordinary sweetness by visiting two children in hospital. It’s not the first time he has visited them either.

Siblings Ollie and Amelia Carroll underwent treatment for CNL2 Batten Disease at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, England this week.

Mum Lucy said six-year-old Ollie first met 32-year-old Prince Harry after winning the most inspirational child award at the Wellchild Awards last October.

“What happened that day was truly magical, Ollie used all of his strength to stand on two feet to give Prince Harry a huge hug,” Lucy said.

“We truly believe in that moment a bond was made between Ollie and Prince Harry.”

Prince Harry paid an emotional surprise visit to the Great Ormond Street Hospital to see a terminally-ill six-year-old boy he met last year. The Prince hugged Ollie Carroll in a striking image which was reminiscent of a famous photograph of Princess Diana embracing a young cancer sufferer. The youngster first met the 32-year-old Royal last October after he won the inspirational child category at the 2016 WellChild Awards. Ollie, from Poynton, Cheshire, developed the rare genetic condition Battens Disease, for which there is no known cure, and will eventually leave him unable to walk, see, eat or breathe. #britishroyalfamily #BritishMonarchy #PrinceHenry #PrinceHarry #HarryWales #HarryWales #henrycharlesalbertdavid #HarryCharlesAlbertDavid #dukeofcambridge #duchessofcambridge #duchesskate #cambridge #kate #katemiddleton #kateandwilliam #william #WilliamWales

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A few weeks after the awards they found out that both Ollie and three-year-old Amelia had been given access to compassionate use of a pioneering treatment for CNL2 Batten Disease. “We finally had some hope!”

They wrote to the Prince to thank them and explain their joy, through all their heartbreak. “We thanked him for giving our son the strength to stand when we thought this was no longer possible.”

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On Tuesday Prince Harry gave them both a visit while they were getting their treatment.

On Tuesday, #PrinceHarry visited Ollie and Amelia Carroll, two children who underwent treatment for CNL2 Batten Disease at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, England. – Ollie and Amelia’s mum, Lucy writes: “Last October Ollie won The most Inspirational Child Award at the Wellchild Awards. At the award ceremony Ollie met Prince Harry. What happened that day was truly magical, Ollie used all of his strength to stand on two feet to give Prince Harry a huge hug.We truly believe in that moment a bond was made between Ollie and Prince Harry. – A few weeks after the awards we received the amazing news that Ollie and Amelia had been granted access to compassionate use of a pioneering treatment for CNL2 Batten Disease. We finally had some hope! – We sat down and wrote a letter to Prince Harry, explaining our joy in yet was still the most heartbreaking time. We thanked him for giving our son the strength to stand when we thought this was no longer possible. – On Tuesday, whilst at Great Ormond Street Hospital getting treatment, Ollie and Amelia got a very special personal visit from Prince Harry. – For an hour Prince Harry sat with us talking and playing with our children, laughing and making memories. The very thing our children want the most in life, to be happy and having fun. – We feel so much pride knowing that Ollie and Amelia are touching the life’s of the people they meet, with their love and their strength. The love, the support and the laughter within that treatment room on Tuesday will stay with us forever. – From the bottom of our hearts we thank Prince Harry for his support, his time and his kindness towards our family and our journey with Batten Disease. It was truly incredible to watch him with our children and to have the opportunity to talk with him about our journey with Battens. – We would also like to thank Great Ormond Street hospital and The Wellchild Charity for all their ongoing support.”

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El Príncipe Harry y su reencuentro sorpresa con el niño y su hermana que le robaron el corazón. Encuentra más fotos en nuestro Story. #royalfamily #royals #princeharry

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#princeharry surprising his brave little terminally-ill friend Ollie in London. The way he holds him so lovingly. Giving back, showing love. How proud his Mum would be. He’s such a real man. Sigh… filled with #compassion and #love

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“For an hour Prince Harry sat with us talking and playing with our children, laughing and making memories. The very thing our children want the most in life, to be happy and having fun.”

Lucy said the felt pride knowing Ollie and Amelia are touching the life of the people they meet, with their love and their strength. “The love, the support and the laughter within that treatment room on Tuesday will stay with us forever.”

While thanking the Great Ormond Street hospital and The Wellchild Charity for all their ongoing support Lucy also thanked Prince Harry for his support, his time and his kindness.

“It was truly incredible to watch him with our children and to have the opportunity to talk with him about our journey with Battens.”