Prime Minister Theresa May made a spectacular dash from Brussels this afternoon to attend the opening of the Royal Borough's new children's hospice.

The hospice at Snowball Hill, Woodlands Park, Avenue, Maidenhead is the result of 11 years of struggle and dedication by Windsor couple Fiona and John Devine, who established the charity that built it in memory of their son Alexander.

Mrs May hopped a plane at Brussels where only this morning she has been battling with other European leaders to land a deal her MPs will accept and made it to the hospice in time to cut the ribbon with Mrs Devine and the charity's sponsor Sir Michael Parkinson.

She was cheered on arrival and even managed a Brexit joke about a journalist who told her it had been an interesting two days, commenting drily 'I said really?'

But she was there to support the hospice, having supported the project as Maidenhead's MP since the start.

She said: "Today is a remarkable day. Fiona has shown a dedication, a commitment and determination I have never seen in anyone else."

Mrs Devine told guests who included supporters, sponsors and wellwishers that she and her husband John had been inspired by their late son Alexander, who she described as a 'litle boy wise beyond his years'.

Among the guests were a group of boys about to turn 21, the age he would soon have reached. They are known as Alexander's champions' and had been his friends.

For a full report of the opening see next week's Observer.