The Little Princess Trust was launched in 2006 by the parents of Hannah Tarplee, along with help from friends and from Hannah’s school, Hereford Cathedral Junior School. 

Hannah was the original Little Princess.  Sadly she was diagnosed with having a Wilms tumour and after a brave battle, died in 2005.

After Hannah passed away, so many kind people offered help, financial and practical.  Hannah’s parents, Wendy & Simon decided that the most fitting way to use this help was to launch a charity dedicated to providing specialist children’s wigs.  Like so many Little Princesses, Hannah loved her hair and losing it was very traumatic.

At that time, finding high quality wigs for children was very difficult and only after a long search was a suitable company found which eventually made a wig for Hannah.  She very much enjoyed wearing her wig, particularly on special occasions. This company is now one of the Little Princess Trust’s many suppliers.

Since its inception, the charity has now helped over 2,200 boys and girls.  We work with suppliers throughout the UK and Ireland, all of whom supply beautiful wigs. We continue to look for new suppliers all the time.

Wendy and Simon are still very involved with the charity in conjunction with the other Trustees:  Tim Wheeler (Chair of Trustees), Head of Hereford Cathedral Junior School, Tim Lowe who is the former headmaster of the school at the time when Hannah was a pupil and Tracey Prosser who owns Peter Prosser Hairdressing, a highly successful salon in Hereford.

The Trust employs four part-time members of staff and one full-time who operate the charity on a day-to-day basis.  We are also privileged to benefit from the efforts of many kind and generous committed volunteers who help with many aspects of the Trust.  We are always looking for more volunteers.