Some interesting historical facts

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Leonora Knatchbull

Leonora Louise Marie Elizabeth Knatchbull (June 25, 1986 – October 22, 1991) was the youngest of the three children of the 8th Baron Brabourne, who was styled Lord Romsey during her lifetime. She was born in London. She died after a one-year battle against a cancerous kidney tumors, at St Bartholomew's Hospital In London, at the age of 5. She was buried on 26 October 1991 at Romsey Abbey. The Leonora Children's Cancer Fund was set up in her memory. She was styled The Hon. Leonora Knatchbull during her life.

The Children's charity

The Leonora Children's Cancer Fund is a leading British charity for children with cancer. It was set up in 1992 in memory of Leonora Knatchbull, a distant cousin of the British Royal Family, who died of cancer at the age of five after a one-year battle against a kidney tumour, at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London, England, UK.

Some interesting historical facts

Leonora Knatchbull

The Children's charity

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