London - The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund is receiving donations at the rate of about £1 million every three hours, including a single donation yesterday of £3 million. People wishing to make donations can do so either by telephone or by post. A credit card telephone line was set up yesterday by the late princess's solicitor, Mischon De Reya. The number to dial from the Republic is 00-44-990-664422 and, from Northern Ireland, 0990-664422. Cheques may be sent by post to Kensington Palace, London.
Charities which will benefit initially from the fund are:
The British Red Cross Anti-Personnel Land Mines Campaign, London.
Centrepoint (for the young homeless), London.
The English National Ballet, London.
Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, London.
The Leprosy Mission, Cambridgeshire.
The National AIDS Trust, London.
The Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Trust, Surrey.
