Rhyl girl has hair cut for charity after growing it for five years!

Ella Green, 13, lost her locks in aid of The Little Princess Trust, which makes free real hair wigs, on Saturday (June 17).

The charity is also one of the largest funders of childhood cancer research in the UK.

Her hair was cut at the So Beautilicious salon on Water Street, where she was joined by her friends and family.

Ella Green after her charity haircut (Image: Ben Green)

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Between donations made on an online JustGiving page and on Saturday at the salon, Ella has raised more than £650 for the charity.

The hair which was cut has also been donated to The Little Princess Trust to make into a wig.

So Beautilicious, which is run by friends of Ella’s family, Sammy and Samara Bowyer, also put a number of fundraising events on Saturday.

These included a tombola, raffle, face painting, hook-a-duck, cake sale, visits from Minnie and Mickey Mouse and Mario, and a sweet stall.

Ella Green before her charity haircut (Image: Ben Green)

Her dad, Ben, said: "Saturday was a good day; we had a few people come in to the salon, and the raffle and tombola went well.

"It was about 16 inches she had cut. She went really short; it was quite a dramatic cut!

"Her mum and I are both really proud. Ella got quite emotional as they were cutting her hair, but she smiled afterwards when she saw the end result.

"She was worried that it wouldn’t suit her, and that she wouldn’t recognise herself!

"About 20 minutes after she had her hair cut, the hair was enveloped up, and Ella and her mum rushed off to the Post Office and sent it by special delivery to The Little Princess Trust.

"They’ve got enough hair from it to make another hairpiece for a child, and they’ve got more than £650, so overall, I think she did really well."