The double-transplant drive gained support from a number of well-known names, including TV presenter Gabby Logan, but no match emerged.

Angel, from Methil, died at Edinburgh’s Royal Hospital for Sick Children last night.

Her grandmother, Anne Fotheringham, is now setting up The Angel Appeal to highlight the importance of transplants and donors.

Mrs Fotheringham said today, “People need to realise there are so many babies in need of organs.

“I want organ donation to have as high a profile as illnesses like cancer. I want it to be in everyone’s mind and I want that to be because of Angel.”

Mrs Fotheringham said more pamphlets about organ donation were needed in hospitals.

She added that talks should be given so people were informed about the choice.

“It is often too traumatic once someone has died to consider organ donation,” she said.

“You have got to build up and highlight the problem. It is all about education.”

Mrs Fotheringham said she planned to speak to her MP, new Labour leader Gordon Brown, about the appeal.

“Hopefully there is something he can do to help and he might know where I am coming from,” she added.

Angel was born with her bladder outside her body, leaving only a small part of the organ remaining.

The nutrients the child needed to survive began to attack her liver and her weight plummeted to under 5kg.

She was so small, she needed the organs of a newborn baby.

“Angel had a real character and she fought —how that child fought,” Mrs Fotheringham added.

“She was going to be living proof of what organ donation could do for a life.

“Now she is not here, I am going to put everything into this appeal. It is for Angel.”