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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Y. Áine Fox

Esther Rantzen laid to rest as family share final message from late broadcaster

Dame Esther Rantzen, celebrating her 85th birthday in 2025 (Family handout/PA) - (PA Media)

Dame Esther Rantzen has been laid to rest in an “incredibly beautiful” funeral, but told how she felt “deprived of any choice over my own death”, in a newly-published note written before she died.

The 86-year-old’s family has confirmed they attended a small, private funeral last week, following her death last month.

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