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James Manning

Dame Esther Rantzen: I am making arrangements to travel alone to Dignitas

Dame Esther Rantzen, celebrating her 85th birthday earlier this year (Family handout/PA) - (PA Media)

Dame Esther Rantzen has said she wishes her family could travel with her to Dignitas to “see that I have a good death” as she confirmed she is “making arrangements” to go by herself.

The Childline founder and former broadcaster, who is terminally ill with cancer, first revealed in December 2023 that she had joined the assisted dying clinic in Switzerland and at that point said she might travel there “if the next scan says nothing’s working”.

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