Young photographer who captured royal moments passes away at 17
A teen photographer with rare cancer completed her dream projects including meeting the Princess of Wales and shooting with top models. Her final exhibition happened just weeks before her passing
Liz Hatton‚ a 17-year-old photo-artist from North Yorkshire passed away at home on nov-27th surrounded by her family members (including her mom Vicky her step-dad Aaron and little brother Mateo)
The teen-photographer who dealt with a rare desmoplastic tumor made her last months count by doing photo-shoots that many pros dream about. She met with Prince William and the Princess of Wales at windsor castle this fall; shot pictures at MTV awards and worked with storm agency models
I want my siblings to know theres always a bright side you dont have to sit and be miserable
Her mom Vicky Robayna shared that even in her final days Liz kept making plans: the family celebrated x-mas early because time was short. Just weeks ago she held her own photo show but got more tired after that
During her bucket-list journey she took photos of:
- West End show performances
- Professional circus acts
- Royal Ballet dancers
- London Air Ambulance crews
- MTV Europe Music Awards red carpet
- Hotel doormen in fancy uniforms
Famous photographer Rankin praised her work saying she made really smart images and knew how to create art. The royal couple called her a talented young person whose strength touched their hearts - this meant a lot as the Princess of Wales went through cancer treatment herself this year
Her family now works on getting £100‚000 for research of the rare cancer type that has no special charity support in UK yet
