Little princess Taylor chops off her flowing locks to help others

An eight-year-old girl has had her long locks cut off to help children who have lost their own hair to medical conditions.

Taylor Strachan of Wellbank – just north of Dundee – had her hair cut on Friday in aid of the Little Princess Trust.

It will be used to make wigs for children who no longer have hair due to cancer or other conditions.

Taylor has demonstrated huge selflessness in her consideration of other children, with her love for her own hair inspiring her to help others.

Taylor’s long hair originally fell to her back but, following her haircut, now sits just above her shoulders.

She said: “I wanted to help other girls as I love my hair so much.

“I was so excited and happy, but nervous too.”

So far, Taylor has raised more than £600, smashing her original target of £100.

Her parents say they are hugely proud of Taylor for her efforts to help others and her mum Angie Strachan said: “We had talked about doing this before but I thought she had forgotten.

“She asked me if she could do this and of course I said yes. Myself and her dad are so proud of her.

“We just can’t believe she wanted to do this to help other girls that have lost their own hair.

“She’s taken our breath away.”

She added: “The thought of not having any hair due to illnesses upsets her so much.”

Set up in 2006, the Little Princess Trust provides free real hair wigs to children and young people up to the age of 24 who have lost their own hair through cancer treatment or other conditions.

The trust relies solely on fundraisers as it receives no formal funding.

It aims to restore youngsters’ confidence and identities with the wigs and through providing emotional support. The trust funds research into better treatments for childhood cancers, and has committed more than £12 million across around 50 projects in the past five years.

It says it is “continually blown away by the staggering sums of money raised by its supporters as well as the tens of thousands of hair donations received each year”.

Donations to Taylor’s fundraiser can be made on her Justgiving page.

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A WEE GEM: Taylor Strachan, 8, had her hair cut in aid of the Little Princess Trust which provides wigs to children suffering medical conditions.