A KIND-HEARTED six-year-old Puriton Primary School pupil donated 16 inches of her hair to the Little Princess Trust on Friday after growing it for three years.
Nora Grace Allan's locks will now be used to make a wig for another child who has lost their hair due to illness.
Nora, who has a big brother called Aiden, made the decision to donate her hair to the Princess Trust in 2019.
Nora's parents said: "Although we are extremely proud of her for wanting to do this, we asked time and time again whether she was sure, as her long hair was so beautiful and she loved having it styled in lots of different ways!
"She's remained adamant throughout and taken lots of care to let her hair grow and stay in good condition."
Her hair was cut for free at Studio.B in Bridgwater, whose staff members "treated her like a princess on the day".
As well as donating her locks to the Little Princess Trust, she also fundraised for the charity by deciding to walk 50 miles in March.
"Because Nora wasn't sure people would donate to charity just for having her hair chopped, she decided she also wanted to do something else," her parents said.
"After discussing all sorts of ideas - from lemonade stands to triathlons - she settled on a simpler goal to walk 50 miles in March.
"This doesn't sound a huge amount, but it worked out at just under two miles a day, which was actually quite a big deal for someone with such little legs after a long day at school.
"During March, she went out for her walk come rain or shine and always with a smile on her face."
She walked her final mile with her fellow year two pupils at Puriton Primary School, who dedicated their PE lesson to keeping her company and helping her complete the challenge.
"This touched Nora so much that she came home from school extremely emotional and proud of herself," said her parents.
Nora has now raised over £800 after initially setting a £50 fundraising target.
The Little Princess Trust was founded in 2006 and has since provided thousands of real-hair wigs to sick children and young people aged up to 24 across the UK and Ireland.
Since 2016, the charity has also committed more than £17million across almost 93 research projects covering a range of paediatric cancers to help find new and better treatments.
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