Pride of Britain winner Tony, 9, was "hugely excited" when his invitation to the Buckingham Palace party came after he was awarded the British Empire Medal (BEM) for services to the prevention of child abuse
The nine-year-old boy, who lost both legs to horrific abuse by his birth parents, has been forced to miss the party because he got stuck in traffic on his way to London.
The nine-year-old, who was abused so severely by his parents he had to have his legs amputated, received an invitation to a royal garden party from the King but was forced to miss it because of traffic.
A remarkable nine-year-old boy, who lost both his legs after enduring severe abuse as a baby, has been invited to attend the King’s garden party at Buckingham Palace this week. This invitation is a heartwarming recognition of his courage…
Tony Hudgell, from Maidstone, Kent, who was abused so badly by his parents he had to have his legs amputated has been invited to a royal garden party by the King.
The nine-year-old, from Kent, who has met the Princess of Wales several times, has had prosthetics on his lower legs since her was a toddler and moves around using crutches.
The nine-year-old, from Kent, has had prosthetics on his lower legs since he was a toddler and moves around using crutches - but is undergoing surgery that will enable him to be much more mobile.
Tony Hudgell, nine, from Kent, has been praised for his 'out-of-this-world fundraising' for Evelina London Children's Hospital after he raised a staggering £1.8million
Paula Hudgell, 56, from Kent took to X to celebrate the anniversary of Tony entering her life. Nine years earlier she and her husband Tony became his foster carers.