Princess Lois has her fairy-tale wish granted

“I’ve put a brave face on, but watching her when she feels sick has been heart-breaking. You just have to be really strong.” Jasmin, five year old Lois’s sister, sheds light on what it’s like to see a family member when they’re very ill, and how a wish can make a real difference.

See a video of Lois’s magical day!

Lois lives with cancer of the white blood cells. Her family always call her their little princess and that is precisely what she wished to be – a real princess for the day!

After being chauffeured from her home in Nottingham to Peckforton Castle in Cheshire, Lois was whisked up to a specially decorated room to enjoy strawberries dipped in chocolate before being taken to the salon to have her nails done pre-dinner; Lois decided she wanted egg and chips, which the chef happily made especially for her. The next day it was time for Lois to put on her special princess attire for on a grand tour of the castle grounds in her very own horse and carriage. Back at the castle, she was presented with a cake which contained a real Barbie doll!

Lois is now halfway through her chemotherapy treatment for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (ALL), which has caused her to lose her hair and affected her ability to walk. Mum Cheryl told us:

“When your child gets poorly you have to stop work, your normal way of life totally stops, and everything changes. Everything centres around the poorly child. Lois’s wish gave us the chance to get away from the hospital, medicine and worries of keeping her well.

“The work Make-A-Wish does is absolutely amazing. I don’t think Lois even thought about being poorly during her wish. She was a princess, and that was all she was thinking about.”

We began this story with Jasmin, Lois’s 15 year old sister, so the last word is hers, too: “Seeing Lois enjoying her wish made me feel warm inside. I was so excited for her and it was so special to see her smile.”