Katherine Jenkins demands charity donation from airline after they lose her London Marathon training kit

PUBLISHED: 11:00 EST, 19 March 2013 | UPDATED: 13:57 EST, 19 March 2013

Katherine Jenkins has blasted a German airline after they lost her luggage for over a day.

The classical singer is currently on her European tour and was dismayed to be separated from her belongings on Sunday.

While waiting for Lufthansa to retrieve her luggage - which contained her tour costumes and gym kit - the Welsh star suggested they make a donation to her London Marathon fund.

Reunited: Katherine Jenkins was back with her tour gown in Cologne on Monday night after it was in her lost luggage

Being separated from her gym gear after arriving back in London from Berlin, meant the 32-year-old could not do her intended 18 mile run on Sunday night.

With just five weeks to go before the 26 mile run, it's vital that Katherine keeps up her long-distance training.

She tweeted on Sunday: 'Thank you @Lufthansa_DE for sabotaging my intended 18mile marathon training run 2day by losing my luggage..Hope u'll be sponsoring me now!'

When she awoke on Monday ahead of her gig in Cologne that evening and her luggage still hadn't been found, she angrily tweeted Lufthansa again.

Not impressed: The 32-year-old singer blasted Lufthansa on Twitter for losing her luggage

She wrote: 'New day & still no sign of our lost luggage or a donation 2my marathon charity page from @Lufthansa_DE http://www.justgiving.com/KatherineandHannah … #Gesture RT.'

Lufthana replied to the singer, writing: 'Sorry to hear that your luggage is still missing! Please send me the Lost Report reference number via DM so we can help! /Nes.'

However, it finally turned up just in time for Monday night's gig at the Lanxness Arena, meaning she had her purple gown to wear on stage.

She tweeted: 'Thanku btw for your concerns re my luggage... The case finally arrived, just in time for the show so all's good again.'

Purple power: Katherine was flying back to London from Berlin after performing in the German capital on Saturday night

The singer will be running on April 21 with the aim of raising £5,000 for Macmillan Cancer Support, who cared for her late father Selwyn when he was battling cancer.

Writing on her JustGiving fundraising page, she said: 'My cousin Hannah & I have decided to run the London Marathon in April in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support!

'Back in 1995, my father Selwyn was diagnosed with lung cancer and the Macmillan nurses came to our home to help before he passed away in 1996. We saw firsthand the impact that cancer has on a family, and the valuable support Macmillan provides.'

Katherine has always been a keen runner and admits she finds it an easy way to keep fit when she's on the road because she can do it anywhere.

To donate to Katherine's London Marathon page, visit her JustGiving page.

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I liked her, but now she is losing that beautiful-innocent-sweet-choir-girl style for an aggressive-overbearing-diva one.

- missmarple , London, United Kingdom, 19/3/2013 20:52

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It's Twitter! It's meant to be light-hearted or to be taken with a pinch of salt. Imagine she just meant it as a bit of a joke. Chill out haters.

- Ry237 , Cardiff, 19/3/2013 20:50

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Boo hoo.

- ThisIsMyDisplayName , Venus, 19/3/2013 20:45

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Love the colour of the gown

- Laura D , Wherever, 19/3/2013 20:45

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Who does she think she is? It's an honest mistake...

- Addie , Reykjavik, Iceland, 19/3/2013 20:38

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Yeah so today I dealt with a woman who has cancer, due to intense radiotherapy/chemo she had not filled in the correct form in time to receive benefit as she is too sick to work and also too sick to remember things that she has to do certain things she isnt used to, therefore she was in a terrible state with no money to live on. My point?-this is the real world! Really wish these stupid celebrities would stop making dramas out of their cushy lifestyles on Social Networking sites! She could easily go buy a new gym kit and designer case with her millions-drama over!

- cheryl , Glasgow, 19/3/2013 20:38

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If it was so important then she should of packed it in her hand luggage ... These things happen no matter who you are

- bb153 , UK, 19/3/2013 20:36

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And the Lufthansa CEO has given a £100 donation on her page, hope she's happy now!!!

- Oliver , Lancashire, United Kingdom, 19/3/2013 20:35

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Did anyone actually read the article?? She wasn't showing 'diva' like behaviour, she was merely stating that a company worth multi millions could donate to a very worthy charity in 'compensation'...what I would like to know is, did the airline donate??

- Aly , Scotland, 19/3/2013 20:35

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WHY IS THIS NEWS???

- blaaah , London, UK, 19/3/2013 20:29

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