Princess Beatrice surprises 9-year-old girl living with leukaemia in sweet outing
Princess Beatrice is the eldest daughter of Prince Andrew
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Princess Beatrice surprised a nine-year-old girl living with leukaemia in a sweet outing.
The Princess of York, 35, made a special visit to the young patient's art exhibition at Christie's in London.
Poppy Blackburn, who was diagnosed with blood cancer at the age of three, had her dream come true when the London gallery agreed to display her artworks through Art of Wishes.
This is a fundraising initiative supporting charity Make-A-Wish UK.
Princess Beatrice surprised a young girl living with leukaemia
Art of Wishes
Princess Beatrice heard about Poppy's wish at the Art of Wishes Gala last year and wanted to meet the nine-year-old and view her artwork.
The mother-of-one surprised Poppy and her family at Christie's, where she was given a special tour of the exhibition.
Beatrice, whose mother Sarah Ferguson has recently battled breast cancer and skin cancer, was pictured giving the young artist a warm hug.
The daughter of Prince Andrew cut an elegant figure with a Misha Nonoo black satin skirt and chic blazer from Zara with statement gold buttons.
Princess Beatrice made the surprise outing at Christie's in London
Art of Wishes
After embracing the nine-year-old, Beatrice smiled for a photograph with Poppy's family, including her mother, Stephanie, sister, Daisy, and founder of Art of Wishes, Batia Ofer.
The exhibition, which opened to the public for one week in May, included 28 of Poppy's paintings that visualised her cancer journey.
In addition to her paintings, Poppy also displayed her Beads of Courage, with every bead representing a hospital visit, overnight stay, or form of treatment.
Poppy spent most of her early years in the hospital after being diagnosed with leukaemia at age three.
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Princess Beatrice has undertaken lots of public duties latelyPAArt offered an escape for Poppy when many of her peers were enjoying school.
Her mother, Stephanie, explained: "[Art] took her out of the hospital room and into her imagination."
When Poppy discovered she was eligible for a wish, she instantly knew she wanted to share her art.
Through the charity, Poppy was able to spend time with artists Chantal Joffe, Ben Lowe, and Hannah Shergold to prepare for the exhibition.
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