Victoria and David Beckham dig deep and donate ‘£1,000,000’ to kick-start their Ukraine emergency appeal

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David and Victoria Beckham have reportedly donated £1million to Unicef as they kicked off their emergency appeal to provide aid for the people of Ukraine, which was launched on Tuesday.Taking to his Instagram account to announce the new initiative via his 7 Fund for Unicef on International Women’s Day, retired footballing icon David shared a sombre video in which he addressed the camera directly and spoke of feeling ‘helpless’ in the face of the unfolding ‘scenes of such despair’ in the country.Explaining that his role as a long time Global Goodwill Ambassador meant he was confident in the charity’s ability to deploy aid in conflict situations, he added: ‘Victoria and I have made a donation on behalf of our family to kickstart the appeal.

We would be so grateful if you would join us to help Unicef support these innocent children. Please give what you can today.’An insider has since told MailOnline that the pair ‘personally donated £1m to the emergency appeal’, adding: ‘They wanted to do everything they could to help UNICEF in their work on the ground in Ukraine.’The source continued: ‘David has been a Goodwill Ambassador for 17 years and raises millions a year to support UNICEF and their work for children around the world. ‘This is in addition to the projects he funds under the umbrella of his 7 Fund which aims to support children around the world, particularly girls realise their potential.’To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoDavid, 46, added in his caption: ‘Mothers forced to flee with their children.

Families torn apart. Children taken from their beds to become refugees overnight. As the conflict in #Ukraine enters its second week, the needs of.