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Amputee, nine, tells Catherine of Three Peaks success
Albie-Junior attended the event celebrating people who had completed the Three Peaks Challenge
A nine-year-old amputee who completed the Three Peaks challenge alongside his dad has met Catherine, Princess of Wales to celebrate his success.
Albie-Junior Thomas, from Holywell, Flintshire, was invited for a tea party at Windsor Castle after his father sent a letter describing how he had climbed the highest mountains in Wales, Scotland and England.
Dad Daniel said he thought the message would resonate with the princess, after she completed her own Three Peaks challenge earlier this year, in aid of the hospital where she was treated for cancer.
In a post on X, the princess said it was a "pleasure" to hear the stories of "resilience, determination and hope" shared by each person she met.
Princess Catherine welcomed a group of people at Windsor Castle
The youngster from Holywell, Flintshire, was born without a fibula in his left leg and his foot was removed at 15 months.
Despite this, at four he became the youngest amputee to scale Yr Wyddfa, also known as Snowdon, Wales' highest peak.
Albie-Junior and his father have since embarked on several climbing challenges together raising thousands for their local football club in the process.
In August, he finished the Three Peaks Challenge in 22 hours and 30 minutes alongside his dad, powered by ham and cheese sandwiches, sour sweets and four months' training.