Kate Middleton and Prince William pay tribute to Liz Hatton after her death aged 17
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The Prince and Princess of Wales have paid tribute to aspiring photographer Liz Hatton, who has died at the age of 17. Liz, from Harrogate, Yorkshire, died in the early hours of Tuesday morning, her mother Vicky Robayna, announced on X/Twitter last night, after a battle with desmoplastic small round cell tumour, a rare and extremely aggressive form of cancer.
![[The Prince and Princess of Wales met young photographer Liz Hatton and her family (pictured) at Windsor Castle in October]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/11/25/16/92463615-14123915-image-a-61_1732551976139.jpg)
Posting a heartfelt message on the same social media platform, as well as their Instagram story, the royal couple wrote: 'We are so sorry to hear that Liz Hatton has sadly passed away. It was an honour to have met such a brave and humble young woman. 'Our thoughts and prayers are with Liz's parents Vicky and Aaron and her brother Mateo at this unimaginably difficult time.' The parents-of-three signed off the message with their initials, 'W & C', indicating they had written the tribute personally.
![[Liz Hatton, the talented teen photographer who moved the royals with her candid cancer journey, has passed away aged]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/11/25/16/92462271-14123915-image-a-44_1732551001386.jpg)
Tragically, Liz passed away days before she was due to celebrate an early Christmas with her family; something Femail understands was a dear wish of Mateo's. Speaking to the Mail last night, Vicky said: 'Our lovely Liz died in the early hours of this morning. She remained determined to her last. Even yesterday she was telling me that I had better get nurses sorted so she could do more things.
![[The Prince and Princess of Wales posted on X/Twitter to share their sadness at the death of Liz Hatton, who passed away in the early ours of Wednesday morning]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/11/28/11/92583555-14123915-image-a-5_1732793027656.jpg)
'She went out in a blaze of glory with almost everyone she cared out seeing her for the last time at her exhibition last week.'. Kate, an amateur photographer herself, first met Liz at Windsor Castle at the beginning of October, when the 17-year-old was invited by the Prince and Princess of Wales to take photos of Prince William carrying out investitures that day - giving her the chance to capture famous faces including Mark Cavendish.
![[Liz, from Harrogate, Yorkshire, had been battling desmoplastic small round cell tumour, a rare and extremely aggressive form of the disease]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/11/25/17/92462045-14123915-Liz_from_Harrogate_Yorkshire_had_been_battling_desmoplastic_smal-a-68_1732554429388.jpg)
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