Amersham girl donates her hair to the Little Princess Trust

Mollie Warman had initially ‘refused’ to face the scissors, which allowed her long locks to grow to an astonishing length.

But after hearing that the hair will help those in need, she opted to have her trim.

This led to an incredible 18 inches of hair being removed.

Mollie poses with her trimmed locks (Image: NA)

The excess hair will be donated to the Little Princess Trust and turned into wigs, to help ill children.

Mollie’s mum, Hayley, said: “Mollie is nine and has never had her haircut.

“She has been growing and growing her hair and always refused for her hair to be cut until lately.

“She said she had enough and wanted it cut for it to be donated.

“After talking to Mollie and telling her she can donate her hair to the Little Princess Trust to help the sick children who lose their hair, this became a mission Mollie was interested in doing.

“Rather than just cutting her hair off and sending it, we thought we'd raise money to go along with it.

Mollie has raised just over £550 - the price for one wig to be made (Image: NA)

“It costs £550 to make one wig for a child or young person experiencing hair loss so that's Mollie's goal.”

And incredibly, Mollie managed to reach her target, with £560 being donated at the time of writing.”

If you would like to donate to Mollie’s fund, go to www.gofundme.com/f/mollies-1st-haircut.

What is the Little Princess Trust

The Little Princess Trust was founded in 2005 following the death of Hannah Tarplee.

Hannah was diagnosed with cancer at the age of four and lost all her as a result of the chemotherapy.

She was suffering with Wilms’ tumour, which is a cancer of the kidney that typically occurs in July.

Her parents, Simon and Wendy, launched the charity in honour of their daughter and have some far provided wigs to children and young adults over 16,000 times.

They have also invested £28m in helping aid research into cancer in children.

A statement on the charity’s website reads: “We are striving to improve patient outcomes through access to new treatments through clinical trials as well as improving existing treatments.

“We are working incredibly hard to identify innovative and impactful ways to improve survival and reduce the effects of treatment.

“Our mission is to invest in the right areas to fill some of these funding gaps.

Our generous volunteers and fundraisers work incredibly hard to ensure we can continue to help even more children and young people.

“We are indebted to them all.”