YOUNGSTERS from Helen and Douglas House do not have an easy time of it.

So their trip to Clarence House to meet Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, was a welcome treat for them yesterday.

Their stories are really very affecting – even in a world where we are used to stories that tug at the heart-strings.

One, Sami Khan, has a life-threatening condition that may be the only one of its kind in the UK.

It is heart-breaking for his parents.

But the hospice is doing everything it can to help.

Trips like the one yesterday may seem like a day-out – but they are worth a lifetime of memories for some families.