Iceland food chain backs dementia campaign with a cool £50,000 donation

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Richard Walker (pictured), the executive chairman of supermarket chain Iceland, described the 'emotional strain' of watching his mother deteriorate with Alzheimer's in 2021.

Published: 01:08 GMT, 12 November 2026 | Updated: 08:50 GMT, 12 November 2026

The Daily Mail's dementia carers appeal has received a £50,000 boost from supermarket chain Iceland as its boss spoke of the toll the disease took on his family.

Richard Walker, whose mother died from Alzheimer's in 2021, said he knew first-hand the 'enormous strain' of watching a loved one deteriorate.

The executive chairman has previously raised vast sums for dementia research but stressed that families struggling with the disease need help today – and 'can't wait for a cure'.

Lord Walker, 46, acknowledged his wealthy family had been fortunate to afford professional carers who allowed his mother to remain at home and he now wants to help others who have been affected.

He said: 'We're very fortunate given our background and mum was able to stay at home because we could afford the care to keep her there.

'Of course, 99.9 per cent of people don't have that luxury and we need to support people living with dementia and those looking after them and affected inadvertently by it today.'

His mother, Lady Walker, who helped found Iceland alongside his father Sir Malcolm, was 64 when she was diagnosed with young-onset Alzheimer's in 2010.

Iceland boss Lord Walker has given the Daily Mail's dementia carers appeal a £50,000 boost and spoke of the toll the disease took on his family

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