A 10-YEAR-OLD Weymouth girl is cutting off her long locks and donating her hair in aid of a children's cancer charity.

Lillie Watkins is raising money and chopping off 13 inches of her blonde hair for The Little Princess Trust – a children’s cancer charity that provides real-hair wigs, free of charge, to children and young people who have lost their own hair through cancer treatment or other conditions - on Monday June 14.

The Weymouth schoolgirl has raised nearly £600 for the charity - exceeding her original target of raising £550.

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Lillie's mother, Shannon Chaffe said her daughter had been growing her hair since she was seven and it was now below her waist. She said Lillie wanted to grow it enough to donate for a long time.

Lillie was inspired to raise money and donate her hair to a cancer charity following the death of her grandmother who sadly passed away of breast cancer.

Ms Chaffe said: "I'm obviously so proud of her. My mum was quite young when she passed away of cancer, she was only 48. Lillie had quite a strong bond with her so it's something that means a lot to her.

"We've had a lot of good reactions from people and everyone says it's so amazing that she wants do something like this.

"Lillie's got a big place in her heart to help fundraise for things. She's just a very kind, loving little girl that just wants to help people."

Ms Chaffe said Lillie was beginning to get a little bit nervous ahead of the chop as it will be a big change for her.

Wendy Tarplee-Morris, founder of The Little Princess Trust, said: "We're so grateful to Lillie for thinking of us so we can help young people suffering hair loss.

"Her lovely hair donation will help us meet the demand for our popular longer wigs while the fundraising allows us to make, fit and style the wigs.

"We know just how much a wig can help boost the confidence of a young person at, what can be, a very difficult time but we can only provide our free service thanks to the wonderful support we receive from people like Lillie!"