What We Do

The Little Princess Trust provides free real hair wigs to children and young people who have lost their own hair through cancer treatment or other conditions.

We also fund childhood cancer research seeking to find kinder and more effective treatments. 

Hair and Hope

Our team works closely with a trusted network of accredited wig fitters to ensure our wig recipients never have to travel far.

We know that the children and young people we support may be facing many challenges, so we make the process of requesting a wig as easy as possible.

Providing free real hair wigs is at the heart of our mission, but we also want to support the development of less aggressive and less toxic cancer treatments.

In 2016, thanks to the huge efforts of our fantastic fundraisers, we were able to begin funding scientists researching paediatric cancer.

We have now funded 158 research projects searching for kinder and more effective treatments for all childhood cancers as we continue to follow our vision to give Hair and Hope to every young person with cancer until there is no longer a need for what we do. 

Our free wig provision service has now been running for more than 20 years and in that time we have helped more than 20,000 children and young people with hair loss.

How We Spend

It costs on average £700 to provide one wig to a child or young person. This cost covers the making, fitting, and styling of the wig.

The Little Princess Trust covers all costs to ensure our service is completely free for our wig recipients - but we can only do this thanks to the generous support from so many kind people.

This generosity from the public has also allowed us to give millions of pounds to childhood cancer research.

Applications for this funding must pass our rigorous review and must benefit children.

By offering practical help and funding research, we can help children now and into the future.

To find out how you can join our family of fundraisers, head to our website at www.littleprincesses.org.uk

 

Registered Charity No. 1176160