Mr Morris, from Ebbw Vale, South Wales, was given the devastating news by doctors four months after the royal couple’s visit that cancer had been found in his adrenal gland and liver.

He had previously beaten oesophageal cancer.

Mr Morris described William and Kate as ‘really nice’ when they visited his pizza van as he told Wales Online: ‘Everyone reassured me they were a really down to earth couple, and they were right. They were really nice.

‘When I was setting up the business it would have been beyond my wildest dreams that one day I would serve the future king.’

He started Little Dragon Pizza in 2016 and would go on to serve pizzas out of his converted Volkswagen van on the Welsh moors.

Little Dragon Pizza announced his death on May 25 in a moving post on its Instagram page alongside a black and white photo of Mr Morris.

‘We were fortunate to call him as our boss and friend,’ it read.

‘His contagious passion will be remembered. We are committed to continuing the hard work he invested his time in and do him proud.’