Celebs back schoolgirl's bone marrow campaign

The family of a Cardiff school girl who desperately needed a bone marrow transplant have taken to Twitter to announce the news that she has passed away.

Hollie Clarke had a rare bone marrow failure syndrome and her family launched a campaign to urge people to become donors with the charity Anthony Nolan.

The #pantsonyourhead campaign encouraged people to sign up, and show support by posing for a photograph with their pants on their heads.

A number of famous faces, including Gareth Bale and Sam Warburton backed the campaign, and the family held a donor recruitment drive in Cardiff.

However on Thursday her family tweeted, "RIP Hollie. We tried our best. You were the best daughter any Mum & Dad could wish for. Thank you".

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The family of a Cardiff school girl who desperately needs a bone marrow transplant, took to Twitter this evening to announce the news they'd been waiting to hear.

"It's the tweet, Hollie has a match. Sincere thanks to all who helped, you know who you are. Love you all."

8-year-old Hollie Clarke has a rare bone marrow failure syndrome.

Her brother wasn't a match, and couldn't donate, so her family launched a campaign to urge people to become donors with the charity Anthony Nolan.

The #pantsonyourhead campaign encouraged people to sign up, and show support by posing for a photograph with their pants on their heads.

A number of famous faces, including Gareth Bale and Sam Warburton backed the campaign, and the family held a donor recruitment drive in Cardiff.

Although the family have been successful, they say they're still not giving up, and will continue the campaign to help other families in the same position.

"Parents in a similar position, keep positive and stay strong. We will be there for you, that's a promise."

The number of people signing up to join the bone marrow donor register in Wales has increased by more than 2500 per cent, compared to this time last year.

The charity behind the register says it's thanks to a family from Cardiff for raising its profile.

The Clark family are looking for a match for eight-year-old Hollie, and to get the message out there they have been asking celebrities to put pants on their heads.

Footballer Gareth Bale is the latest celebrity to help raise funds and awareness for a Cardiff schoolgirl's bone marrow donor campaign.

Celebrities including Wales rugby captain Sam Warburton have already posed for pictures with their pants on their heads as part of a campaign for eight-year-old Hollie Clarke who needs a bone marrow transplant.

Watch: Cardiff schoolgirl searching for bone marrow donor

Rugby star Sam Warburton is among those backing a rather unusual campaign to help an eight-year-old Cardiff schoolgirl who needs a bone marrow transplant.

Hollie Clark has recently been diagnosed with a rare bone marrow failure syndrome and now the search is on for a matching donor. Megan Boot reports.

Celebrities including Wales rugby captain Sam Warburton have posed for pictures with their pants on their heads - as part of a campaign for an eight-year-old girl from Cardiff who needs a bone marrow transplant.

Hollie Clark's younger brother is not a match, and can't donate, so her family have launched a campaign to urge people to register as potential donors with charity Anthony Nolan.

The charity has already seen a big increase in people coming forward as potential donors.

The campaign is going strong on Twitter - through @HelpHollie and the hashtag #pantsonyourhead