A daughter whose world was turned upside down when her mum died from breast cancer is preparing to walk 500 miles in her memory.

Laura Green has given up her flat on Myrtle Road in Acton , and quit her job as product manager at Reed Exhibitions in Richmond , to take on a pilgrim route across Europe.

She aims to raise £1m for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity.

The 31-year-old, originally from South Africa, will embark on the walk she has called Conversations with Rose in memory of her mum Rose-Mari, who passed away in 2011 after battling the disease.

Miss Green said: “It was the end of the world when my mum passed away but talking about her really helps.

“I would like to think she would be very proud of me and I hope that the stories I get to tell inspire other people going through something similar.”

On May 4, she will set off on the Camino Frances pilgrimage trekking from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain, for 32 days walking around nine hours daily.

On the trip she will dedicate each day to someone who has been affected by cancer and has been set challenges by friends and family which she will blog all about.

Inspired by film

Her journey is inspired by the film The Way, in which a father travels overseas to France to recover his estranged son’s body who died on the El camino de Santiago trek and decides to take the pilgrimage himself.

She said: “After watching the film The Way, the idea of walking this route in dedication to my mother started taking shape. Each day I will use my blog to tell the stories of 31 other people who have fought cancer with courage, dignity and at many times, humour.

“Their families are also setting me individual challenges – one family has given me their mother’s spaghetti bolognaise recipe and challenged me to make an insane amount to feed other pilgrims along the way.

“I carried out a lot of research into which charity I should raise money for, and chose this one because of its pioneering work in cancer research, diagnosis, treatment and care to improve the lives of patients throughout the UK and beyond.

“If I can make a difference to someone else, even at a small scale, then why not do that.”

Amanda Heaton, head of community and corporate fundraising at The Royal Marsden, said: “We are incredibly grateful to Laura for her amazing dedication and commitment for not only taking on this epic challenge, but also raising funds for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity.”

Follow Laura's blog of the highs and lows of her journey at Conversations with Rose.

Donate to Laura's JustGiving page- Conversations with Rose.