Celebrity handprints to be sold for charity

David Beckham, Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley and George Lucas are just a handful of celebrities who have given their handprints to help raise money for children's charities.

Their ink handprints are featured in the book 'Celebrity Handprints' by James Preston, due to be published on December 1.

All proceeds from the sale of the book will go to BBC Children in Need and Great Ormond Street Hospital in England.

Mr Preston has spent the past two years collecting the handprints of more than 100 famous people in film, television, music and sport and photographing them for his book.

Other stars whose handprints appear in the book include Westlife, Ant and Dec, Beyonce Knowles, Richard Branson, Ricky Gervais, the Foo Fighters, Wyclef Jean, Oasis, The Spice Girls, Justin Timberlake and Elijah Wood.

A spokesperson said: "These actual size handprints provide a fascinating insight into the personality of the celebrities, who have shown kindness by contributing to this creative project.

"There will definitely be at least one handprint in the book everyone will want to cut out and frame."

In addition to the book, there is also a series of limited edition handprints which can be bought for £50 (€70.11) each.

For more information visit www.celebrityhandprint.org.