WellChild is a charity that provides care for seriously ill children and young people in the United Kingdom, founded in 1977.
During the 2020 Coronavirus outbreak, the charity launched a direct response service to help source and deliver Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for families caring for seriously ill children at home.
[6] It is one of the four charities which Harry and his wife chose to ask people to donate to instead of sending gifts for their newborn baby in 2019.
[7] Celebrity ambassadors for the charity include:[8] WellChild Awards is an annual event that takes place in London, with celebrities and ambassadors hosting the event and presenting awards to the winners.
In 2015 the television programme Good Morning Britain had their own category in the awards called "Good Morning Britain's Young Hero Award 2015", which they opened to the public for nominations.