Liz Hatton, teen photographer who inspired Kate, dies aged 17

A teenage lensman who inspired Catherine, Princess of Wales, aft pursuing a photography bucket database portion facing a uncommon signifier of cancer, has died.

Liz Hatton, 17, from Harrogate, North Yorkshire, died successful the aboriginal hours of Wednesday morning, her parent Vicky Robayna announced connected societal media.

On X, formerly Twitter, Ms Robayna said that Liz had "remained determined to the last" and was inactive making plans for her aboriginal connected Tuesday.

"We are truthful precise arrogant of the kindness, empathy and courageousness she has shown successful the past year," she wrote.

Liz began a photography bucket database entreaty successful January aft being diagnosed with an assertive desmoplastic tiny circular compartment tumour and was fixed betwixt six months and 3 years to live.

She was pictured being hugged by Catherine astatine Windsor Castle successful October aft being invited to instrumentality pictures of the Prince of Wales astatine an investiture.

Catherine, who herself was treated for crab this year, and William, successful a idiosyncratic message, described Liz arsenic a "talented young lensman whose creativity and spot has inspired america both".

Ms Robayna said connected X that Liz "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-one could person fought harder for beingness than she did," she said.

"There is simply a gaping Liz-shaped spread successful our lives that I americium not definite however we volition ever fill."

Ms Robayna offered her acknowledgment to those who helped the teen fulfil her dreams successful her last months and those who liked and supported her work, adding: "You ensured Liz's past 2 months were her precise best. She flew precocious until the end."

She asked radical to stock 1 of Liz's photos successful tribute and besides to enactment the family's ngo to money probe into desmoplastic tiny circular compartment Tumour, which has nary foundation specialising successful the illness successful the UK.

Just a fewer weeks earlier she died, Liz had worked with 1 of her photography heroes, Rankin, astatine a photoshoot with nonrecreational models.

After the sprout exemplary Fifi Anicah said the pictures the teen took were among immoderate of her "favourite pictures of each time".

As portion of her bucket list, Liz besides went connected to photograph comedian Michael McIntyre, circus performers, the Royal Ballet, models from the Storm Model Agency, the London Air Ambulances from a helipad, edifice doormen and the reddish carpet astatine the MTV Europe Music Awards.

Only past week she attended an accumulation of her enactment hosted by British Land and Getty Images successful London.

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