Charity Work
In 2003, Desmond and Roger Daltrey formed the RD Crusaders, a rock group featuring Desmond on drums, in order to raise money for charitable causes. Since its inception, the group has raised around £14m via a series of fundraising concerts for charities including Marie Curie, The Teenage Cancer Trust, Norwood Child Care and the Evelina Children’s Hospital. As well as Daltrey and Desmond, the lineup occasionally includes Robert Plant, Lulu, Steve Harley, guitarists Russ Ballard (of Argent) and Rick Wills (of Foreigner and Bad Company), keyboardist Steve Smith and organist Zoot Money.
Desmond, an active supporter of children’s charities, became president of the Norwood Charity in 2006. He also financed the construction of the Richard Desmond Children’s Eye Centre, in Moorfields Eye Hospital, the world’s largest specialist paediatric eye clinic, a centre treating more than 25,000 children a year. The Centre was officially inaugurated in 2007 by Queen Elizabeth II.
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