Little Hermione Sutton enjoyed a special royal wave when she attended the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

The seven-year-old, from Epsom, suffers from the genetic disorder Prader-Willi Syndrome and received a special invite for Friday's ceremony after her mum Helen applied online.

And the pair savoured every moment as they watched the special day unfold from the front line outside Westminster Abbey, including the moment Hermione realised the new Duchess of Cambridge waved at her.

"It was amazing, just magical," said Helen, 41.

"We had a great, great day and loved every bit of it.

"But all Hermione was interested in was seeing the happy couple and Kate even gave her a special wave of her own. She turned to me and said 'mummy, she just waved at me'.

"It was fantastic."

Hermione, who lives in College Road with mum Helen, dad Mike, 41, brother George, nine and four-year-old sister Tabitha, looked on as celebrity guests including Posh and Becks, Elton John and David Furnish and a host of dignitaries from around the world enjoyed the ceremony.

Helen said: "Everyone passed by so quickly we didn't know whether to take pictures or to wave and speak.

"We couldn't have had a better view," she added.

"We were right at the front just outside the Abbey. We had lots of room and toilets just for our group.

"And there were no cameras in our area which was great because we weren't worried about looking like fools when we got excited."

But attending the wedding was just the last in a long line of media engagements enjoyed by the pair after they were featured in the Epsom Guardian.

"Hermione was featured on NBC in America, which went out to something like 100 million people worldwide,” said Helen.

"Even on the day, everyone was so friendly and helpful, it was a great atmosphere.

"We even had special outfits from Boden and Monsoon to wear for the big day, which they gave us free of charge.

"The response after the story in the Epsom Guardian was just incredible and we can't thank everyone enough."