Chloe Rollitt, a nine-year-old from Douglas, has received an award which was established to celebrate the life of Princess Diana.

The Diana Award is given to someone for going above and beyond in their daily life to create and sustain positive change.

Chloe, who has epilepsy and cerebral palsy, has never let her conditions get in the way of her non-stop fundraising activities in the island. So far, she has raised over £13,000 through triathlon events, rallying support from other young islanders.

These funds have provided new patient beds in the children’s ward of Noble’s Hospital where she attends her own physiotherapy and hospital appointments.

Chloe helped raise a further £1,000 in one day by helping with a bag pack for Special Olympics and another £3,000 for ’DreamCatcher’, a charity that aims to improve the quality of life of people in the community.

Usually, the award winners would go to Althorp House in Northamptonshire to be presented with their award by Earl Spencer. Due to Covid-19, this is not possible this year so the awards were held virtually instead.

The Duke of Sussex, on behalf of him and his brother, surprised the award winners with a congratulatory video message and to give a special mention to those people who have been awarded for their work on issues related to race and injustice.

He said: ’I am so incredibly proud to be part of these awards as they honour the legacy of my mother and bring out the very best in people like you.

’You are all doing such incredible work and at a time of great uncertainty, you have found the power and inspiration inside of you to make a positive mark on the world, and I love that The Diana Award is able to help you do it.

’Right now, we’re seeing situations around the world where division, isolation and anger are dominating as pain and trauma come to the surface. But I see the greatest hope in people like you and I’m confident about the world’s future and its ability to heal because it is in your hands.’