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• Her family paid tribute to ‘the most wonderful mother’S1
• Dame Esther has become a leading voice for the assisted dying bill in England and Wales (Picture: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire) Dame Esther Rantzen has died aged 86 after years of campaigning to implement assisted dying in the UK. The TV broadcaster was called the ‘...S2
• Rantzen announced lung cancer diagnosis in 2023 and became a vocal assisted dying campaignerEsther Rantzen, the Bafta-winning TV presenter and founder of ChildLine, has died aged 86.She announced a diagnosis of stage four lung cancer in 2023, and became a voca...S3
• Her family paid tribute to the ‘most wonderful mother’ and ‘cherished grandmother’ who will be remembered for her ‘endless capacity for joy’S4
• She revealed her stage four lung cancer diagnosis in 2023S5