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| Beckhams donate clothes in aid of Typhoon Haiyan victims | Beckhams donate clothes in aid of Typhoon Haiyan victims |
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| Designer clothes donated by David and Victoria Beckham are to go on sale at a charity shop in London to aid victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. | Designer clothes donated by David and Victoria Beckham are to go on sale at a charity shop in London to aid victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. |
| The collection of 20 boxes of clothes includes shoes by Jimmy Choo and suits by Dolce and Gabbana - which will be on sale for between £600 and £800. | The collection of 20 boxes of clothes includes shoes by Jimmy Choo and suits by Dolce and Gabbana - which will be on sale for between £600 and £800. |
| The items will go on sale from 11:00 GMT on Friday at the British Red Cross shop in Chelsea. | The items will go on sale from 11:00 GMT on Friday at the British Red Cross shop in Chelsea. |
| Victoria Beckham said others should do the same. | Victoria Beckham said others should do the same. |
| "Everyone has something in their closet they were holding on to - a dress, suit, or pair of shoes they thought they might wear again," she said. | "Everyone has something in their closet they were holding on to - a dress, suit, or pair of shoes they thought they might wear again," she said. |
| "Dig them out, bag them up, drop them off and give someone else the chance to buy them, raising much-needed funds for the Red Cross aid effort." | "Dig them out, bag them up, drop them off and give someone else the chance to buy them, raising much-needed funds for the Red Cross aid effort." |
| 'Almost new clothes' | 'Almost new clothes' |
| Fiona Liu, assistant manager of the shop - which is located at 69-71 Old Church Street in Chelsea, said the Beckhams were packing 20 boxes of "almost new clothes". | |
| A spokeswoman from the British Red Cross told the BBC the clothes being donated were from the "early 2000s". | A spokeswoman from the British Red Cross told the BBC the clothes being donated were from the "early 2000s". |
| The charity's director of fundraising, Mark Astarita, said the Beckhams' donation "will enable us to raise significant funds towards the enormous humanitarian operation currently under way". | The charity's director of fundraising, Mark Astarita, said the Beckhams' donation "will enable us to raise significant funds towards the enormous humanitarian operation currently under way". |
| Customers at British Red Cross shops can specifically request their donations be used to aid the victims of Typhoon Haiyan as part of the charity's Shop Drop for the Philippines campaign. | Customers at British Red Cross shops can specifically request their donations be used to aid the victims of Typhoon Haiyan as part of the charity's Shop Drop for the Philippines campaign. |
| It comes after the the Disasters Emergency Committee said the British public had donated £50m to help the victims of the typhoon, which tore through the Philippines, killing 3,600 people and forcing more than four million from their homes. | It comes after the the Disasters Emergency Committee said the British public had donated £50m to help the victims of the typhoon, which tore through the Philippines, killing 3,600 people and forcing more than four million from their homes. |