Look To The Stars News: Princess Beatrice

Adam Ant's Hat Auctioned For UNICEF

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 12:00:00 +0000

Last week, UNICEF UK and Children In Crisis auctioned Princess Beatrice’s wonderful wedding hat on eBay, and raised an incredible £81,100. This week, UNICEF has a brand new hat to grab your attention. A bespoke bonnet designed by Filipina milliner Mich Dulce has been put up for auction by UNICEF Phillipines, signed in gold pen by internationally renowned pop star and highwayman Adam Ant.

The hat will be auctioned live on eBay until June 4. Proceeds from the sale will go to UNICEF Phillipines and their important work with disadvantaged children.

Royal Wedding Hat Raises Over £81,000 For Charity

Sun, 22 May 2011 19:40:00 +0000

The charity auction for the unique hat worn by Princess Beatrice at the royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton has just ended, with over £81,000 being raised for two organizations close to the young princess’ heart.

The auction began on Thursday 12 May, with an initial £5,000 bid from UNICEF UK Ambassador Duncan Bannatyne. The final amount raised was £81,100.01.

Celebrities Bid On Royal Wedding Hat For Charity

Fri, 20 May 2011 13:00:00 +0000

The eBay bidding frenzy continues for Princess Beatrice’s hat, with the current auction value standing at £20,300.

Princess Beatrice’s hat, designed by Philip Treacy, was auctioned last week to raise funds for UNICEF and Children In Crisis.

To date, the auction page on eBay has received over 600,000 views, with more than 44,000 eBay users registered to watch. The auction began on Thursday 12 May, with an initial £5,000 bid from UNICEF UK Ambassador Duncan Bannatyne.

Duncan Bannatyne Starts Bidding On Royal Wedding Hat

Tue, 17 May 2011 11:30:00 +0000

UNICEF UK is thrilled to reveal that the first bidder for Princess Beatrice’s hat was UNICEF UK Ambassador Duncan Bannatyne, who met the starting bid of £5,000.

“That’s right, I’ve just bid £5,000 on Princess Beatrice’s hat,” said Bannatyne, who appears on the BBC show Dragons’ Den and is also a prolific tweeter.

He said: “Whatever anyone thinks of the hat, it’s fantastic that Princess Beatrice is doing this for UNICEF and Children In Crisis. Good for her. I’d encourage everyone to get bidding to raise as much money as possible; for once I don’t mind if I don’t walk away with the deal.”

Princess Beatrice To Auction Wedding Hat For Charity

Thu, 12 May 2011 19:30:00 +0000

UNICEF is delighted to announce that Princess Beatrice will be auctioning her royal wedding hat on eBay, with money raised from the auction to be donated to UNICEF and Children In Crisis.

The auction began today at ebay.co.uk/royalhat, and will end on 22 May. The hat, worn by Princess Beatrice at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, was designed by the world famous London milliner Philip Treacy.

Liam Gallagher Presents Charity With Donation

Fri, 22 Apr 2011 12:30:00 +0000

Beady Eye’s Liam Gallagher visited a Teenage Cancer Trust unit at Great North Children’s Hospital in Newcastle, UK, this week to present a donation of £40,000.

The money was raised through the sales of t-shirts designed by the former Oasis rocker.

Royal Guests Confirmed For Charity Ball

Fri, 14 May 2010 14:00:00 +0000

British charity, Caudwell Children, has today announced that Sarah, the Duchess of York and Her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice will be among the guests at next week’s Butterfly Ball.

The Duchess will be attending with her daughter as a special guest of charity founder, philanthropist John Caudwell.

Richard Branson And Friends Complete London Marathon For Charity

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:30:00 +0000

Richard Branson led his team in yesterday’s London Marathon to an outstanding result, raising huge amounts of money for charity.

The entrepreneur finished just behind Natalie Imbruglia in the race, which saw a total of 18 new world records – including the number of runners tied together. The human chain – which featured 34 people tied together by a bungee cord – included Princess Beatrice, the first member of the royal family to compete in the event.

The Princess – who completed the 26.2 mile course in 5 hours, 15 minutes and 57 seconds – was running to raise money for Children In Crisis, and joined other celebrities in Branson’s team including Jenni Falconer (CLIC Sargent and Virgin Unite), Lee Evans (Save the Children), Natalie Imbruglia (Virgin Unite), Lorraine Kelly (CLIC Sargent), Gordon Ramsay (Scottish Spina Bifida Association). Ramsay, however, did not complete the race – despite being a veteran of marathons in the UK and US.

Richard Branson And Celebrity Friends To Run London Marathon For Charity

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 15:30:00 +0000

A huge number of celebrities have signed up with Richard Branson’s Virgin to run the 2010 London Marathon for charity.

The stars and famous faces are each running for the charity of their own choice. Confirmed to take part with Branson – who says he has been trying to train as much as he can – are Princess Beatrice (Children In Crisis), Jenni Falconer (CLIC Sargent and Virgin Unite), Lee Evans (Save the Children), Natalie Imbruglia (Virgin Unite), Lorraine Kelly (CLIC Sargent), Gordon Ramsay (Scottish Spina Bifida Association) and many more.

The marathon takes place on April 25, and you can help donate to the stars’ charity causes by logging on the VirginLondonMarathon.com website. You can also register to run the marathon yourself.

Stars To Take Heart For India At Roof Gardens

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:30:00 +0000

This year’s Take Heart Ball will be taking place at Kensington’s Roof Gardens in London tonight, 1 October. The jungle fever themed fundraiser will again attract over 600 young socialites, including royalty, celebrities and budding entrepreneurs.

Guests at last year’s event included Princess Beatrice, Peaches Geldof and Sam Branson, son of Sir Richard Branson, who is also a key member of the Take Heart Charity Committee. This year the Roof Gardens will be transformed into an urban jungle: affluent Tarzans and glamorous Janes partying into the wee hours, the flash of wild animal print passing through the dark jungle foliage, off to claim their prey at the nearest bar.

Charity Director and event organizer, Lucian Tarnowski, describes Take Heart as “a youth-focused, young charity that has a loyal supporters group of future business leaders.” Take Heart, a purely voluntary charity, directs 100% of its proceeds into providing valuable I.T. training to blind students in rural India, enabling them to get jobs and support themselves, without having to beg. Money made from previous balls has helped build a school, which has now helped several thousand able-bodied students and hundreds of blind students gain a job for life with their new found IT skills. Again, all proceeds from this year’s Ball will go into the next stage of the school’s development.

Fairy Wings Auctioned For Charity

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:30:00 +0000

A group of celebrities are weaving a little magic for charity this week by auctioning fairy wings on eBay. But before you get too upset about cruelty to fairies, we should point out that the wings have been designed by the stars and absolutely no fairies were harmed in the making of this auction.

The auction, which runs from September 8 to 18, features fairy wings designed by pop princess Leona Lewis and royal Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie. Organized by the Walt Disney Corporation, the auction will raise proceeds for the Great Ormond Street Hospital.

“I loved the idea of the Disney Fairy Wing Auction and was really pleased to be able to help and contribute to such a great cause,” said Lewis. “Great Ormond Street Hospital obviously does such an important job and the Disney Fairy Wings are a really fun way to raise money for such an admirable charity. I’ll keep my fingers crossed on the 8th September that lots of people bid for my wings on the Disney Fairies eBay page – I’d love to see them raise something for Great Ormond Street Hospital.”

Charity Choices Of The Royal Grandchildren

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 11:30:00 +0000

Princess Beatrice and Princess Eugenie, Queen Elizabeth’s first granddaughters bearing the HRH title, are taking up the charitable responsibilities that come with their station.

It was recently announced that 19-year-old Beatrice will become the first Junior Ambassador for Children In Crisis. Founded in 1993 by her mother, Sarah, Duchess of York, the organization provides education to children of the poorest countries in the belief that it is the essential ingredient in lifting children out of poverty.

Beatrice said, “I always remember the old saying, give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach a man to fish and you feed him for life. That’s why I am so keen to help this campaign to educate children. We have the most amazing charity.”