Dame Deborah James' mum has told how their first Christmas without her will be exceptionally hard.
Five months on since Deborah died of Stage 4 bowel cancer her mother Heather is preparing for the festive season but is finding it understandably tough as Deborah 'loved Christmas so much'.
She recalls last year how Deborah found a shoe ornament for her daughter Eloise and also bought some giant Nutcrackers which will be 'hard to see' again this year.