LIVING a day like her favourite Disney princess and sleep in a royal bed of a real castle was the biggest dream of a seriously ill Hampshire child and now its come true.

A four-year-old child with a rare congenital heart condition which will accompany her for the rest of her life, lived her dream of being a princess for a weekend at the star of the month and stayed overnight in the Rose Tower Suite at Warwick Castle.

Little Hope, from Swanwick, Southampton, had a mini-makeover to start her royal day and she had her nails painted in blue to match her dress inspired to Frozen’s Princess Elsa. A white horse m made up to look like a unicorn, met her at the saloon and after that she was taken on a private tour to visit the castle with her whole family.

Leanne Dempsey, 33, community banker and Hope’s mum, said: “Hope and her brother Tyler are still talking about it. They absolutely loved it. It was her dream and I was very emotional on the day because it was amazing to see what everybody has done to make it happen and we’ll remember it forever.”

The royal experience was possible thanks to Rays of Sunshine Children’s Charity and The Fragrance Shop, who work hard to grant magical wishes for children.

Hope was provided with all that a princess need, including a sparkly pair of shoes, a proper princess bag and a tiara.

“Thank you so much Rays of Sunshine, we had such a wonderful weekend.

“Hope is usually so quiet at school but she stood up and told the whole class about how she was a princess for the weekend”, Leanne said. The little child is affected by a rare congenital heart condition called Ebstein’s anomaly which causes her to suffer from fatigue and breathlessness and therefore she finds difficult to keep up with her friends. Despite she has to take medication four times a day and see doctors at the hospitals regularly she remained positive and brave and enjoyed her dream.

Jane Sharpe, CEO of Rays of Sunshine, said: “It was an absolute pleasure to make her Princess dream become a reality. Our vision is to make wishes come true and turn them in to happy memories.”

Within the next few years Hope is likely to have a palliative open heart surgery but she will have to be under care for the rest of her life.