Britain’s Prince Harry is "so sad" to hear a young boy has died from cancer weeks after meeting him.
The 30-year-old Royal met seven-year-old Laughlin Whitely at the WellChild Awards ceremony three weeks ago where he was presented with the Most Inspirational Child Award and has now said that his thoughts are with his family after his passing.
Revealing Laughlin – who was nicknamed Lockey – had passed away, his family wrote on Twitter on Saturday (11.10.14) night: "When Laughlin is feeling a bit puffed, he always says, ‘Just let me take my breath’. He took his last tonight at 6.30."
They later added: "Lockey is now surrounded by all those he loves, and all the things he loves.
"He knew that as he slowly, slowly drifted off…Last night he told us, each of us, that he loved us & gave us a hug. (sic)"
Laughlin, from Essex in South East England, overcame a brain tumour at just four-year-old before tragically being diagnosed with leukaemia at the beginning of this year and suffering a relapse more recently.
But, inspirationally, he told his parents he wanted to help other children and set up the charity ‘Unlock a Life for Lockey’, which encourages people to become stem cell donors and makes play boxes for children with cancer.
According to the Daily Mirror newspaper, Prince Harry was "so sad to hear the news" that Laughlin had passed away and said that his thoughts were with the brave youngster’s family.
Prince Harry ‘so sad’ to hear of young cancer sufferer’s death
