'Prince William hugged me after chat about his mum'

A teacher who was honoured for her work in the deaf community has revealed details about the moment she met and hugged the Prince of Wales.

Wendy Daunt, who voluntarily teaches deaf studies at the Royal School for the Deaf in Derby, was appointed OBE at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle.

She said that during her meeting with Prince William, which was interpreted through British Sign Language (BSL), she spoke about his mother, Diana, and his three children.

Ms Daunt said: "It was his face that led to my questions. I wanted to try and lift the moment."

She continued: "I wanted to tell him how proud the deaf community were of his mother, Princess Diana.

"She came to the British Deaf Association conference in Blackpool, and there were thousands of deaf people there.

"She came on stage to receive a book, and she signed in BSL and the deaf people were so amazed and in awe of this.

"A royal person had actually accepted our language. The respect for BSL that she gave, we've kept that all these years and will never forget that.

"I think Prince William actually appreciated that.

"So I said 'why don't your three children learn to sign":[]}