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Rebekah Vardy donates £10,000 to buy scrubs for medics battling coronavirus in Leicester

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Rebekah Vardy has donated £10,000 to buy 2,000 sets of scrubs for doctors and nurses battling the coronavirus pandemic in Leicester hospitals.

Becky, 37, who is married to Leicester and former England star Jamie Vardy, 33, made the kind donation to the cause anonymously, citing only her initials as she placed her donation.

The crowdfunder, Scrubs For Leicester, was set up by junior doctor Nicki Lygo and nutrition doctor Jim Stewart, who were aiming to provide all the medics dealing with coronavirus patients with scrubs they didn’t have to launder at home.

Although Becky signed off her donation as RV, Nicki knew who had posted the enormous amount and thanked her on Twitter, writing: ‘Thank you doesn’t go far enough.

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