A NEWPORT youngster who enjoyed the trip of a lifetime thanks to the Make a Wish Foundation helped celebrate the charity’s 25th birthday yesterday.

Six-year-old Michael Griffiths and his family were at the city’s Royal Gwent Hospital to mark the occasion with the unveiling of a giant parcel of presents – part of the charity’s record attempt to complete the world’s biggest pass the parcel, delivering gifts to 25 UK hospitals.

The Crindau Primary School pupil, who suffers with the muscle-wasting disease Duchenne muscular dystrophy, experienced the charity’s work first hand when he and his family including dad Barry, 29, mum Samantha, 25, and Caitlyn, three, were granted his wish to visit Disneyland in Florida last year.

Mrs Griffiths said: “It was brilliant, Michael loved it.

The resort is made for kids and the charity takes care of everything to make it easy and stress free for parents.”

Michael unveiled the enormous parcel, which contained a hamper of toys for the hospital’s children’s outpatients ward, before it continues its ten-day tour, ending at London’s Chelsea and Westminster Hospital later this month.

Diane Mulholland, from the Royal Gwent Hospital, said: “The children at our hospital were so excited about the arrival of the huge parcel – it has been such a special experience, and brilliant to see so many happy faces as the parcel arrived outside.”