Prince Harry charms family of seriously ill five-year-old with rare chromosome disorder as he visits their Leeds home
Royal makes visit to family's home on second day of Leeds tour
PRINCE Harry squeezes onto a sofa during a visit to a family of a seriously ill five-year-old with a rare chromosome disorder.
The royal described mum Elizabeth McOmish-Rooney as a “superwoman” after he stopped by her home during the second day of his visit to Leeds.
Her son Oliver has Wolf Hirschhorn Syndrome, a rare chromosome disorder resulting in profound and complex needs.
Harry visited as a group of volunteers transformed his garden into a safe play space as part charity WellChild's 300th Helping Hands project.
The Prince chatted to Oliver and his siblings about school and their sleeping arrangements.
Later he sat round a garden table with the family and discussed sport and the garden makeover.
Elizabeth told Harry that her son was previously unable to access the garden safely without constant close supervision and could not play with his brothers, Samuel, nine, Joseph, eight, Thomas, six, and his twin Jak.
Following the visit Harry described the family as "lovely" and said of Elizabeth: "She is a superwoman."
Elizabeth, 44, said the visit was "something we'll talk about forever".
She added: "What a lovely man. The way he interacted with the boys was fantastic and he put us all at ease.";
She said the garden transformation would totally change their lives.
"It's going to give us a space all the family can use.
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"Previously, Oliver has had to be kept away from the other boys because of the condition of the garden at the bottom; now we're all going to be able to play together.
"With a family of five boys, that's really important and important for Oliver too.
"Keeping him away from them, I don't know what he's thinking and feeling, but I know how I feel when I see him looking through the fence and not able to play.
"It's going to make a massive difference."
The Prince also visited the Haribo sweet factory in Castleford and Leeds Children's Hospital.
On Thursday, Harry began his two-day Leeds visit with a speech at an event promoting mental well-being in the city and how organisations are helping young people.
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