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    Girl with brain tumour sang for the Queen when she was invited to tea

    by Jordan Reynolds Dec 26, 2023 3 minutes
    Source: PA Wire

    A blind schoolgirl with a brain tumour sang a Christmas song and gave the Queen a handmade ring when she was invited to Windsor Castle for tea.

    Olivia Taylor, who has been blind since not long after her diagnosis aged 17 months, shouted “hello your majesty” while jumping with excitement when Camilla walked into the White Drawing Room for a private tea with her family.

    The seven-year-old also tried her very first cup of tea, which was poured by the Queen – and after a

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