An inspiring athlete has secured six medals at Prince Harry's Invictus Games in Orlando.

Former Army doctor Jen Warren, the daughter of Egremont's the Rev Richard Lee and retired Whitehaven consultant paediatrician Deborah Lee, took gold in the Women's Hand Bike Time Trial and silver in the Criterium on Monday.

On Tuesday, the former St Bees School pupil, who lives in RWarwickshire, won four silver medals in the women's 100m, 200m, 400m and 1,500m races.

Mother-of-one Jen, an anaesthetist, was injured in a skiing accident and after medical complications lost the use of her left leg. 

Mr Lee, who is the High Sheriff of Cumbria and team rector of Egremont, said: "It's a success story, when she couldn't continue with her army career she was very upset.

"When you go in for treatment you expect it to make things better. She needed a new horizon, she was very resilient.

"We're very proud, her mother has gone to support her as well as her husband Jon and two-year-old daughter Sally."

The Invictus Games is an international Paralympic-style event, created by Prince Harry, to give wounded, injured or sick armed services personnel the chance to compete.

This year's games in Florida has been attended by American First Lady Michelle Obama and former American President George W Bush.

Jen featured in a BBC documentary The Road to the Games, presented by Nick Knowles, which followed the competitors as they prepared for the event.

Mr Lee said: "I understand that the team have met Prince Harry, he's a great leader, motivator and enabler.

"Her grandfather, the Rev Ray Bowers was rector of Gosforth, he inspired her desire to serve in the army and would admire her brave determination to succeed."

The athlete, who completed a tour of Afghanistan, has had support from Help for Heroes and Battle Back, a military adventurous sport rehabilitation programme.

Her father said: "Help for Heroes really helped her and got her a proper racing wheel chair and bike. 

"With a team, she raced from the Marble Arch, in London, to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. She swam the channel, using her arms to swim her leg and cycled from Calais."