Ballerina dream comes true for cancer toddler

12 April 2012

A four-year-old girl who suffers from a rare form of cancer has fulfilled her dream of being a ballerina for the day.

Angelina Vidler, of Shoeburyness, Essex, dressed in a silver outfit and ballet sliipers joined ballerinas from the Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House.

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Angelina Vidler with ballerina Francesca Filpi at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden

Her wish was made possible by the Rays of Sunshine Children's Charity, which helps seriously and terminally ill youngsters.

Afterwards, her proud mother Hilary said: "Rays of Sunshine have granted the most amazing and special wish today.

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A poised Angelina Vidler takes to the stage

"Angelina enjoyed every minute of it and couldn't take her eyes off the beautiful ballerinas. This wish has given us all, as a family, so many happy memories."

Angelina, who was also given a signed pair of ballet shoes, is receiving treatment for Wilms' Tumour, a form of kidney cancer that she was first diagnosed with in July last year.

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