Catherine, Princess of Wales
Touching gesture! She donated her hair to young cancer patients
Catherine, Princess of Wales
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In 2018, Catherine, Princess of Wales, was selfless and anonymously donated some of her hair to help children and young people with cancer.
Catherine, Princess of Wales wanted to help children and young people with cancer
Her long, brown, mostly slightly wavy hair is the trademark of Catherine, Princess of Wales. But the mother of three is not above donating some of it to a good cause. This is what happened in 2018. Kate had several centimeters of her hair cut off to donate to the “Little Princess Trust”. The charity provides free human hair wigs to children and young people who have lost their own hair due to chemotherapy.
According to the British newspaper “Express”, Prince William’s wife is said to have had the idea while visiting the hairdresser. At that time, Joey Wheeler cut her hair in Kensington Palace. Kate then donated some of her hair under someone else’s name, a source told Express. The foundation didn’t know that the hair “came from a royal source – they just thought it was from a donor in the Kensington area,” the insider explained.
“A selfless act”
The Little Princess Trust was surprised when it found out about its famous donor. Helen Creese, a spokeswoman for the charity, said at the time, according to Hello!: “Of course we are all delighted that she donated her hair and we are very grateful too, just as we are grateful to anyone who chooses to donate her hair to the charity “We believe that she may have sent the donation anonymously.” It is “a selfless act to donate your hair to help a sick child or young adult.”
Sources used: express.co.uk, hellomagazine.com