charity

It was one of the biggest charity gigs to be held in the UK since Live Aid - but it very nearly didn't happen.

Disadvantaged children who achieve highly at the end of primary school are twice as likely to have been read to at home in their early years compared with their peers, the charity found.

But she expressed concern about the lack of provision and the continuing issues faced by charities and hospices across the country:

Mr Sheen also praised late actress Dame Barbara Windsor's husband Scott Mitchell for his work with the charity following her dementia diagnosis.

In the world of charities, where local organizations such as the J. Paul Getty Trust and the California Endowment have assets in the billions, the foundation remains comparatively modest.