FORMER Made in Chelsea star Diego Bivero-Volpe’s two-year-old daughter has tragically died from blood cancer.
Diego – who starred in the E4 show in 2011 – shared daughter Aurelia with his wife Charlotte Carroll.
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Aurelia has passed away aged two, her parents have announcedCredit: gofundme
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Diego Bivero-Volpe with his filmmaker wife Charlotte CarrollCredit: Getty
Filmmaker Charlotte documented her struggle to conceive in her film The Topic, which was released in 2021.
Despite fears they’d never have children, Aurelia was born in April 2022.
But the family was struck by tragedy in September that year when Aurelia was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia (T-Cell) – an aggressive type of cancer that affects white blood cells.
Despite intensive treatment, a couple of days after Aurelia’s 2nd birthday, Diego and Charlotte were told the cancer had spread to her central nervous system.
At the time, Diego said: “It has in fact relapsed, at a very aggressive and rapid rate and a new course is urgent and necessary.
“We are told the relapse also has greatly reduced chances, putting her in the lowest quarter percentile.”
She was rushed to hospital and given an urgent set of spinal chemotherapies and a bone marrow transplant.
Just four months later, the couple’s brave “warrior” Aurelia died.
Writing on the family’s GoFundMe page, Diego wrote: “It is with a heavy heart that I write to inform you of our darling Aurelia’s passing.
“Our little girl went in peace surrounded by loved ones and in the loving embrace of her mother and I.
“In true Aurelia fashion, she left us not with a cry but with a big beautiful smile – frolicking fearlessly onto her next adventure.
“As we support her through to that next journey wherever that may be, her light continues to guide us through ours, shinning bright with her characteristic joy and love.
“Aurelia will always be the warrior Charlotte and I admire the most. Anyone that met her was constantly in awe of her resilience, intelligence, beauty and good cheer even through the toughest of times.”
Aurelia’s “celebration of life” was held on August 17.
Her parents have helped raise £202,247 in donations, which will be given to Great Ormond Street.
To donate, click here.
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The couple’s baby died in their armsCredit: Getty
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