A seriously ill but courageous youngster had a week to remember after winning awards for his amazing fundraising exploits - and meeting the Queen.

Luke Chapman, 10, of Romiley in Stockport , was born with a complex set of heart defects, which means he has had four bouts of open heart surgery, is in constant pain and is fed through a tube.

But his positive attitude has seen him raise thousands for charity and he was given a well-deserved triple reward last week.

Luke was given the British Heart Foundation’s young hero award at a ceremony and a prestigious gold badge by ever-popular children’s TV show Blue Peter.

And to top it all, in his role as young ambassador for Alder Hey Hospital, he met the Queen at the official opening of its new building.

Mum Kelly Chapman, 35, said: “It was all very exciting, Luke loved meeting the Queen and thought she was amazing - he couldn’t believe she spoke to him.

“His class at school had made her a card and he handed it over. She had a lot of time for him and he was quite in awe.

“Luke was also thrilled by both awards and really honoured, everyone wants a Blue Peter badge and this was a gold one, not just the normal one.”

Luke handing over his card to the Queen

Luke has raised money for Alder Hey and also raised more than £29,000 for children’s charity Wish Upon a Star with his Celebrate a Day campaign .

He organised a sponsored event every day in 2015 with a theme to coincide with what ‘national day’ it was.

Examples include national town crier day, water melon day and barber shop quartet day.

This year he is planning to raise another £10,000, a drive that began in March on his 10th birthday.

He lives on Waterloo Road with Kelly, dad Kurt, 37, and sister Lottie, three. Kelly said: “The thing that makes me most proud is that Luke has been dealt so much difficulty, every single day is a struggle but he makes it look so easy.

“His attitude is he will not let anyone stand in his way and in 10 years he has been through more and achieved more than most people do in a lifetime.

“I hope it inspires other children and shows them something positive can come from a horrible illness.

“As he gets older he is realising his choices have to be slightly different to his friends because of his condition but his attitude is amazing.”