Familiar Faces

This month, the Little Princess Trust shared the latest famous face, Natalie Dormer, to donate her locks, helping to provide wigs to children with hair loss.

Known for her work in The Hunger Games and Game of Thrones, Natalie donated her beautiful long locks to the charity after needing a significant hair cut for her latest film role as renowned pediatric oncologist, Dr Audrey Evans, in Audrey’s Children.

The film hit cinema screens in the US at the end of March and shows how Dr Evans battled sexism and medical conventions to develop revolutionary treatments in children’s cancer treatment and co-founded the first Ronald McDonald House, impacting millions worldwide.

Natalie was asked to cut her hair to portray Dr Evans in the film and then set about researching The Little Princess Trust to ensure her donation could be put to good use.

Her long locks have now made their way to the charity’s Hereford headquarters and, having been sorted and placed with other ponytails matching Natalie’s hair colour, will soon be sent on to wig-knotters.

Natalie follows Harry Styles, Jessie J and Catherine, the Princess of Wales, in donating her hair to The Little Princess Trust – along with many other brilliant and selfless people from all walks of life who help the charity provide around 2,000 wigs to children and young people every year.

Natalie shared, “I am deeply inspired by the work of The Little Princess Trust. The charity deserves to be a household name, as indeed does the intrepid and dedicated Dr Audrey Evans.”

The Little Princess Trust is also proud to fund childhood cancer research – and has now supported more than 150 projects seeking to find kinder and more effective treatments for all pediatric cancers.

Phil Brace, from The Little Princess Trust, shared, “As one of the UK’s largest funders of childhood cancer research in the UK, all of us at The Little Princess Trust are very aware of Dr Evans and her incredible work.

“Just like Dr Evans, we want to do all we can to improve the lives of children and young people with cancer and that is why we continue to support scientists who are leading the way in researching pediatric cancers.”

Mr Brace continued, “I must also thank Natalie for her kind donation of hair. It is greatly appreciated and will be a big help to us as we continue to provide real hair wigs to children and young people.”

For more information on The Little Princess Trust, visit www.littleprincesses.org.uk or call 01432 352359.