We can all do something for children in hospitals, says Sarah Ferguson as she backs Christmas Wrapping For Kids campaign

THE Duchess of York knows the enactment of strangers tin marque a quality erstwhile being treated for cancer.

That is wherefore she is backing The Sun connected Sunday’s Christmas Wrapping For Kids campaign.

We are calling connected you to bargain limited-edition acquisition wrapper created by readers’ children, with the proceeds going to supply presents for young cancer patients successful hospital.

Last twelvemonth Sarah Ferguson, 65, discovered she had bosom crab following a regular mammogram.

She had a azygous mastectomy and was past diagnosed with melanoma portion having reconstructive surgery.

Sarah told us: “The messages, cards and telephone calls I received erstwhile I had my ain diagnosis meant much than words tin express. My bosom goes retired to each genitor oregon care-giver whose kid oregon loved 1 has cancer. It’s a terrifying and uncertain time.

“It is peculiarly poignant erstwhile the children walk Christmas connected a ward, alternatively of astatine home. There is thing we tin each bash this Christmas for children successful hospitals.

“We tin nonstop them a connection a alien cared capable astir them to lend towards their gift.”

We anticipation readers volition bargain the wrapping insubstantial — designed by Quinn Jenkinson, 12, Daisy Tullett, eight, and five-year-old Cassius Greenhalgh — which are disposable astatine The Works stores and online.

It volition assistance bargain peculiar gifts for young patients, and besides supply backing for puerility crab specialists via our foundation partner, The Azaylia Foundation.

The Duchess said: “It is fantastic this wrapping insubstantial has been designed by children who privation to assistance children. This is what the tone of Christmas is each about.”

The Azaylia Foundation was acceptable up by erstwhile Coventry footballer Ashley Cain and Safiyya Vorajee, who mislaid their eight-month-old girl Azaylia to crab successful 2021.

Safiyya said: “We’d emotion to spot everyone spell retired and bargain it to wrapper their gifts this year.”

•  See theworks.co.uk and hunt for “The Sun connected Sunday wrapping paper”.