Having been cared for by Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) since she was just one-day-old, brave Emily Mullen united with award-winning singer-songwriter Tom Grennan in commencing the festive season in the capital.

The switch on of this year’s Oxford Street Christmas lights in London, in partnership with Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity (GOSH Charity). Photo credit: David Parry/PA Media Assignments (Image: PA)

They ensured the Oxford Street Christmas lights sparkled at a special switch-on event that saw more than 300,000 brilliant white stars illuminate Europe's longest shopping street for the first time.

General views of the switch on of this year’s Oxford Street Christmas lights in London, in partnership with Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity (GOSH Charity). Photo credit: David Parry/PA Media Assignments (Image: David Parry/PA Media Assignments) Emily, from Lowestoft, spent the first three months of her life at GOSH after being rushed to the London hospital when she was only a day old in March 2017.

After undergoing open........

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