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Evening Standard
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Robert Jobson

Royal cuddle for hospital cleaner as she meets Prince William on her ‘best day ever’

Prince William hugs cleaner Evelyn Evans, 65 (Picture: PA)

A hospital cleaner said she had her ”best day at work ever” after getting a hug from Prince William.

Evelyn Evans, 65, approached the duke and asked for a cuddle when he made a visit to the Royal Marsden Hospital in Chelsea.

She said: “I have to have a hug because he’s my prince. I am very happy.”

Earlier William, 37, spoke to patients and staff about the impact of cancer treatment on mental health and psychological wellbeing.

William, who has made mental health one of his core charity causes, was told how the hospital ensures not only patients but doctors, nurses and other health professionals, are offered a full programme of psychological and emotional support.

The Duke, president of The Royal Marsden since 2007, a position previously held by his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales, was told how the service, funded by The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, provides psychological support from specialist nurse counsellors, a psychologist and a psychiatrist.

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