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Dame Anita Roddick Founder of Body Shop to Give Away Fortune


Dame Anita Roddick, the founder of the Body Shop and one of Britain's best-known businesswomen, has decided to turn her back on the world of commerce and give away her £51 million ($120 million) fortune.

Dame Anita and her husband, Gordon, founded the 300-strong chain of shops in 1976. Now the pair are its biggest shareholders, holding 18 per cent of the shares, worth £100 million. However, she said she wanted to cash in her 20 million shares and give the proceeds away.

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