A BRAVE schoolgirl who beat cancer mixed with celebrities such as Peter Andre and Kirstie Allsopp after jetting off on a VIP visit to 10 Downing Street.

Seven-year-old Georgia Hillman was guest of honour at a special reception in London hosted by the Prime Minister’s wife, Sarah Cameron, to launch a new Cancer Research UK campaign.

The youngster was diagnosed with kidney cancer just two days after her first birthday and needed six weeks of chemotherapy to shrink a tumour the size of a football.

Georgia, formerly of North Larches in Dunfermline, has now been in remission since June 2009 and dad Ben said, “Georgia is growing into a brilliant little ice skater, is a keen swimmer, loves ballet and gymnastics. She had a brilliant time at Downing Street and it was exciting to walk through that famous door and up the staircase seeing the pictures of all the British Prime Ministers.

“Visiting such an iconic building was a huge honour and through supporting Cancer Research UK we can help to spare other children and families from this devastating disease in the future. Success stories like Georgia’s would not be possible without the charity’s life-saving work which in turn relies on everyone who raises funds, so we hope people across Scotland will really get behind this crucial campaign.” The Primary 3 pupil, who now lives in Edinburgh, was just one when she was diagnosed with Wilm's Tumour.

Her photographer mum, Ruth (39), noticed something was wrong when she was blowing raspberries on her little girl’s tummy in August 2008.

Concerned, she went to their family GP at Hospital Hill Surgery in Dunfermline and Georgia was transferred to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh the next day.

Three blood transfusions – one on Christmas Eve – and six weeks of chemotherapy helped reduce the tumour from the size of a football to the size of a satsuma and the next step was keyhole surgery to remove the rest.

Georgia joined 20 youngsters from across the UK – who had all survived cancer – to have their courage recognised and help raise awareness of the need to boost funds for research.

The new ‘Kids & Teens’ campaign seeks to raise more money for research into kinder treatments and cures for children, teens and young adults who have the disease, to help beat childhood cancers sooner and save more lives like Georgia’s.

Lisa Adams, Cancer Research UK spokeswoman, said, “Sadly, not every youngster survives but we continue to fight for every child and every family and hope to double the amount we spend on children’s and young people’s cancers in the next five to 10 years.

“By boosting funding now, the best research teams could offer new hope by developing kinder and better treatments and cures, so we’re urging people across Scotland to back Cancer Research UK Kids & Teens.”