Paraplegic boy doing Three Peaks Challenge meets Catherine

Pete, a keen mountaineer, said his son was diagnosed with an aggressive spinal tumour and left paralysed at the age of three after his legs “just stopped [working]” one day.

“His back was hurting but he was only young and couldn’t articulate what the problem was,” Haslam said.

“Turns out the tumour was doubling in size every 24 hours.”

Their fundraiser for Molly Ollys, a Warwick-based charity that supports children with life-threatening illnesses, has now well exceeded its £5,000 target, surpassing £11,000.

“It’s just going crazy, because we bumped into her Royal highness, it’s got a load of media attention,” Pete said.

“We’re getting so many more donations, which is absolutely incredible, and some of the messages people are leaving are really inspiring, really lovely.

“Hopefully this sort of thing will inspire other kids in similar situations like Ted to just think outside the box and see what they’re capable of.”