Hair today, gone tomorrow
Aimee's extraordinarily long hair, which reaches her knees, is being trimmed for the first time in her 11 years. The schoolgirl, who stands at 4ft 11in, is planning to have more than 2ft lopped off
London: In the fairytale, Rapunzel's golden plait was the length of a tall tower until her hair was hacked off by a wicked witch.
While Aimee Chase's mane is a slightly more manageable 3ft 6in, she is also about to hear the "snip, snap" of the scissors and work some magic of her own to help others.
Aimee's extraordinarily long hair, which reaches her knees, is being trimmed for the first time in her 11 years. The schoolgirl, who stands at 4ft 11in, is planning to have more than 2ft lopped off.
"I'm going up to senior school and I want to do different things with my hair," she said.
"It's going to feel weird because I have had long hair for so long and now it's going to be cut short."
But not wanting her long locks to go into the bin, Aimee has decided to donate the cuttings to the Little Princess Trust, which provides wigs and hair pieces for children who suffer hair loss during cancer treatment.
Aimee, from Portchester, Hampshire, added: "At first I just thought that I would get it cut.
"But with so much hair, I don't want it to go to waste. I'm quite proud of giving it to somebody else who could use it."
