# Countess of Wessex backs new Jill Dando charity

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2000/03/15/countess-wessex-backs-new-jill-dando-charity/
- Published: 2000-03-15T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Sophie, Countess of Wessex, is backing a new charity set up in memory of murdered
TV presenter Jill Dando. The Jill Dando Fund aims to create a £5 million crime prevention
institute at University College London.

Read Sophie backs new Jill Dando charity by Sarah Shannon at The Evening Standard.

Incidentally, the [Jill Dando Fund](http://www.jilldandofund.com) has opted for 
a .com domain name rather than a .org address, yet further evidence that the distinction
between domain name suffixes is breaking down.

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