A young girl with a rare form of cancer, who charmed the Duchess of Cambridge when presenting her with a bouquet of flowers and a heartfelt hug on a 2011 visit to Canada, has died. Diamond Marshall was six years old when she caught the world's attention during Kate Middleton and Prince William’s visit to Calgary. The girl had wanted to meet a princess after watching the royal couple’s wedding earlier that year from her hospital bed, a dream that was made possible by the Children's Wish Foundation. Scroll down for video Diamond Marshall was six years old when she caught the world's attention during Kate Middleton and Prince William’s visit to Calgary in July 2011.
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Diamond Marshall was six years old when she met Kate Middleton and Prince William during their visit to Calgary in July 2011
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Suffering from a rare childhood cancer that affects the body's soft tissues, she got to met Kate through the Children's Wish Foundation
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The cancer had been in remission, but had recently returned and she died peacefully in her sleep on Monday
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A spokesperson from Buckingham Palace said the royal couple were saddened to learn of Diamond's death
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