Girl who made Kate Middleton laugh when she tried to 'steal' her flowers dies aged 9
The sweet little Sydney girl, who once tried stealing Kate Middleton's flowers during her royal visit Down Under, passed away in her parents' arms after battling a rare condition - Battens disease. Kate, who barely spent a few minutes with Mia Murchison, was pictured giggling when the then 4-year-old took away that bouquet of flowers given to the Duchess while at the Bear Cottage in Manly; a picture that had gone viral.
Little Mia passed away on August 17 after suffering from the incurable Batten disease which left her without eyesight and the ability to walk or talk. Mia had been diagnosed with the condition in the year 2014 when she was only 3-year-old. She was photographed with the Duchess of Cambridge while at the children's hospice at Sydney.