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£100k RAISED FOR CHARITY AFTER CAROLINE TRAGEDY

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RETAILER In The Style has raised £100k in donations for The Samaritans by selling a special edition Caroline Flack T-shirt online.

The UK-based label printed £10 tops with the inspiratio­nal quote shared by Caroline just before her death at the weekend, which read: “In a world where you can be anything, be kind”.

Now the fashion firm is struggling to keep up with demand from fans, and has had to restock the garments due to “unpreceden­ted” demand.

After waiving delivery charges to ensure all proceeds go to charity, the retailer yesterday announced it has raised £100,000.

The ex- Love Island host, 40 ( left), took her own life in her London flat after suffering from depression, just hours after she was told she would face trial for allegedly assaulting her boyfriend Lewis Burton – something she denied.

“We have been completely overwhelme­d by the support for the #BeKind tee,” the brand wrote on Twitter.

“We have already raised more than £100,000 for The Samaritans in just a few hours!

“Sorry to anyone who hasn’t been able to support yet – the demand has been unpreceden­ted!

We will have more stock on by 12pm today for you.”

The brand announced it would be rolling out the shirts yesterday on Instagram and other social media platforms.

They added: “In light of recent tragic events and the ongoing mental health battles faced by so many we feel it’s so important as a brand to use our platform to raise further awareness.”

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