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The family of the teen with cancer who was helped with her bucket list of dream photography assignments by\u00a0Kate Middleton<\/a> and\u00a0Prince William<\/a> has the perfect way of recalling her impact on a special day this month.\n<\/p>\n Liz Hatton\u2019s family would like people to display her prized images to mark what would have been her 18th birthday on August 31.\n<\/p>\n Liz, who had been diagnosed with a rare sarcoma, desmoplastic small round cell tumor, captured the hearts of the Prince and Princess of Wales, who heard of her desire to undertake exciting photographic assignments<\/a> in the last months of her life. Hearing of her story, they invited her to take pictures of an investiture at Windsor Castle \u2014 and she and her family got to meet the royals in a surprise tea party afterward.\n<\/p>\n When she died in November 2024, William and Kate sent a special rose that is now planted<\/a> in her family\u2019s backyard in Harrogate, Yorkshire. It will flower every November around the anniversary of Liz’s death.\n<\/p>\n As the date of what would have been Liz\u2019s 18th birthday approaches, her mother, Vicky Robayna, tells PEOPLE of their special idea. They\u2019re inviting people from around the world to display Liz\u2019s images wherever they see fit or share on their own social media.\n<\/p>\n Princess Kate hugs Liz Hatton at the family meeting at Windsor Castle, in October 2024.<\/p>\n Andrew Parsons \/ Kensington Palace<\/p>\n \u201cWe just want as many people as possible to see her work,\u201d Vicky tells PEOPLE. \u201cIf anyone would like one to put up prominently, we\u2019re up to helping with that. People can also share them on their social media.\n<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re happy to send them a print, and we have some available to sell,” she adds. “Or a screenshot of her images. They can do whatever-sized print people want or need.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Most of Liz\u2019s photographs are on her Instagram, and Vicky promises there will be a new reel of photos for people to access on her birthday. \u201cThese are photos that she took that we are keen for people to share,\u201d she adds. \u201cIt\u2019ll be easy for people to find and share.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Princess Kate catching up with Liz Hatton’s family at Buckingham Palace in May 2025.<\/p>\n AARON CHOWN\/POOL\/AFP via Getty<\/p>\n The family is also releasing a calendar of Liz’s photographs on the day that will be for sale to aid the family-founded charity, Capture<\/a>. \u201cAll proceeds go towards the research,” she says. Liz\u2019s cancer was a rare sarcoma with little research or awareness. Since her death, Vicky and her husband, Aaron, started Capture, which is the world\u2019s first charity dedicated to the disease. Since November, they have raised $205,000\u00a0via its fundraising page<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n Aug. 31 will be an emotional day for the family. \u201cWe\u2019re going to spend time with family and Liz\u2019s friends and celebrate her birthday in the way that she would have wanted us to do so,\u201d Vicky explains. \u201cThough I\u2019m sure there will be tears, she wouldn\u2019t have wanted us to cry. But I think there will be a whole lot more memories being shared about Liz and her life, and hopefully, looking at her photos being shared.\u201d\n<\/p>\n Two of Liz Hatton’s images displayed in Paddington, London in November 2024.<\/p>\n Shane Sinclair\/Getty<\/p>\n Since Princess Kate and Prince William met Liz and her family, the couple’s support has been ongoing. Vicky and her family were invited to Kate\u2019s\u00a0holiday carol service<\/a>\u00a0at Westminster Abbey in December 2024 and a\u00a0garden party at Buckingham Palace\u00a0<\/a>in May, when they were able to tell the royal couple how much they appreciated their support.\n<\/p>\n Can’t get enough of PEOPLE’s Royals coverage?\u00a0Sign up for our free Royals newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more!\u00a0<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n