The charity was formed in 2013 in memory of the cricketer David Randall, who died from cancer at the age of 27.

Ian Rankin has always enjoyed building small model boats but, after a cancer diagnosis, the 82-year-old set himself a new challenge.

It marked the end of what has been a difficult year for her and her family with both Catherine and King Charles undergoing cancer treatment.

"Said I won't come back, I must be cancer, ain't got much longer, then I made a comeback," he rapped on the song.

Thousands have suffered cancers and other conditions, while some of their children have been born with disabilities.