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Beckhams donate clothes in aid of Typhoon Haiyan victims Typhoon Haiyan: Beckhams clothes sale prompts queues
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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. Members of the public have been queuing outside a west London charity shop to buy designer clothes donated by David and Victoria Beckham.
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 clothes includes shoes by Jimmy Choo and suits by Dolce and Gabbana.
The items will go on sale from 11:00 GMT on Friday at the British Red Cross shop in Chelsea. The money raised from the sale at the British Red Cross shop in Chelsea will be used to help victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.
Victoria Beckham said others should do the same. Mrs Beckham said others should donate clothes for the cause.
"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. British contribution £100m
Earlier on Friday, the National Disaster Agency in the Philippines announced that the death toll of the typhoon which ripped through the country on 8 November had risen to 5,209, with many more missing.
Donations from the British public and the government in the aftermath of the typhoon have topped £100m.
Mrs Beckham 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.
"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' Ahead of the sale, Victoria Beckham tweeted pictures of a large pile of designer shoes that she was donating to be sold at the shop, which is located at 69-71 Old Church Street in Chelsea.
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". 'Significant funds'
A spokeswoman from the British Red Cross told the BBC the clothes being donated were from the "early 2000s". The shop operated a one in one out policy, with a maximum of 50 people allowed in the shop at any one time.
Prices ranged from £25 for ties and belts to £250 for jackets.
Mrs Beckham's clothes were a UK size four and her shoes a size four or four-and-a-half.
Some customers queued for more than an hour, and each person was allowed to purchase only one item from the 20 boxes of goods donated.
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".
He told BBC London: "One of Victoria's dresses will buy 50 blankets; one of David's suits will buy 14 tarpaulins. It really can make a difference to people in the Philippines."
He said he hoped the sale would have raised £40,000 by the time the shop closes at 20:00 GMT.
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.