Liz Hatton: Everything you need to know about death of teenager who inspired Kate Middleton

Liz Hatton, from Harrogate, North Yorkshire, was pictured hugging the Princess of Wales astatine an investiture astatine Windsor Castle successful October wherever the brace discussed their emotion of photography

It was a poignant infinitesimal which captured the hearts of the nation.

Two radical who had faced the gruelling diagnosis, battled the agony of crab and vied selflessly to assistance others - but 1 was the aboriginal queen and the different was a plucky teenage miss from Yorkshire.

Liz Hatton, 17, called it "a imagination travel true" to conscionable the Princess of Wales astatine Windsor Castle. She has sadly died, little than 8 weeks connected from the affectional clasp with royalty.

Liz's photography bucket list, which started aft her diagnosis with incurable desmoplastic tiny circular compartment tumour, caught the attraction of Princess Kate and Prince William. William invited the teen to an investiture ceremonial astatine Windsor Castle successful October, a infinitesimal Liz called "a large honour".

Despite her information rapidly deteriorating since, brave Liz, of Harrogate successful North Yorkshire, spent clip with Los Angeles-based representation lensman David Suh, who flew from the US to enactment with her. Her task culminated successful her ain photography accumulation successful London this month, showcasing her work.

These are memories her heartbroken household volition cherish everlastingly - adjacent if present Liz's mum admits she is bereft with sadness. Vicky Robayna said the passing, which happened aboriginal connected Wednesday, has near "a gaping Liz-shaped spread successful our lives that I americium not definite however we volition ever fill".

She wants to enactment Liz's younger member Mateo, whom Liz was reportedly terrified to permission behind. Ms Robayna had told the Daily Mail: "I could not beryllium prouder of her. She has faced each time with unbelievable bravery. And present it's our crook to bash her arrogant and springiness her member the beingness she expects america to. She was ne'er frightened of dying but she was terrified of leaving him behind. It's our occupation to marque that a small easier for her."

The household had arranged to observe Christmas aboriginal this play due to the fact that it was Mateo's privation to person her present for it. Tragically, it wasn't to be. However, Liz ticked disconnected galore things connected her bucket list, including a fig of antithetic types of photography. She besides photographed a movie premier, London Fashion Week, and the Royal Variety Show.

Writing connected X connected Wednesday, Ms Robayna: "Our unthinkable girl Liz died successful the aboriginal hours of this morning. She remained determined to the last. Even yesterday, she was inactive making plans. We are truthful precise arrogant of the kindness, empathy and courageousness she has shown successful the past year.

"She was not lone a phenomenal photographer, she was the champion quality and the astir fantastic girl and large sister we could ever person asked for. No 1 could person fought harder for beingness than she did. There is simply a gaping Liz-shaped spread successful our lives that I americium not definite however we volition ever fill."

Liz whitethorn person died truthful young but her unthinkable bequest volition spell on. Photography, until the precise end, provided a distraction from "the changeless pain" - and her originative snaps permission trails of memories for Ms Robayna and her family.

Speaking to america earlier this year, Liz said thing which present remains truthful precise resonant. She said: "I’m peculiarly fascinated by the emotions that a photograph tin portray, oregon marque a spectator feel, arsenic I deliberation it’s astir magical that it tin bash that."