LEWIS Hamilton is one of the world's most in demand celebrities at the moment.

But the Formula 1 ace still had time to do a few laps of a children's hospital and meet some of his greatest fans.

And racing fanatic Iain Whyman, from Upper Fant Road, Maidstone, was one of a few lucky youngsters to meet the superstar when he launched the Abbey and Great Ormond Street Hospital charity of the year partnership on Monday.

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