Little Princess Trust
The Little Princess Trust is a UK charity that provides real hair wigs, free of charge, to children and young people, up to the age of 24, who have lost their hair as a result of cancer treatment or other illnesses.
The charity was originally set up in memory of five-year-old Hannah Tarplee who died as a result of cancer in June 2005. Hannah loved her hair so when she underwent treatment for a Wilms' tumour, the loss of her hair was especially traumatic. When Hannah died, her parents felt the most fitting tribute would be a charity dedicated to providing wigs, free of charge, to children who had lost their own hair due to cancer treatment and other conditions. The Little Princess Trust was born and the charity has since helped thousands of young people regain their confidence and identity by giving them a real hair wig.
Thanks to fundraising from its family of supporters, the Little Princess Trust has also committed more than £7 million to projects focused on kinder and more effective treatments for childhood cancers.
The charity's headquarters are currently based at Broadway House, 32-35 Broad Street in Hereford. Phil Brace is the Chief Executive Officer and Wendy Tarplee-Morris, the mother of Hannah Tarplee, is the Research Manager.
The Little Princess Trust is a registered charity (1176160) and welcomes donations of money and of hair. Due to a demand for longer wigs, the charity is asking its supporters to donate hair lengths of 12 inches and above.