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She cannot stand on her own, never mind walk, so being a flower girl at her auntie's wedding sadly seemed to be a step too far.

But the disabled four-year-old charmed onlookers by walking down the aisle giggling - thanks to a harness which was sewn into her dress and attached her to her father, allowing them to take the steps together.

She said she 'felt like Cinderella' - and to everyone's delight the device enabled her to dance at the reception too.

Her family hoped she would taking a few steps by the time of the wedding at 13th century St Nicholas Church in Wilden, Bedfordshire, last Saturday, but sadly it was not to be.

But her parents Gary and Natalie Luckett, both 29, heard about the new harness, called an Upsee, which was only launched onto the worldwide market last month.

Mr Luckett, who works on an oil rig in Abu Dhabi, contacted the company behind it to get one specially made for Isabella in time for the wedding.

Bride Louise, 31, of Amersham, Buckinghamshire, said: 'We hoped that Bella would be able to take a few steps down the aisle by herself but unfortunately it seems as though she isn't going to walk independently at the moment.

'Gary had his heart set on walking down the aisle with Bella and as soon as we saw the Upsee advertised he was on a mission to find one.

'I didn't mind if Bella was carried or walks down the aisle but I was really excited for her to be there.'