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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Euan O'Byrne Mulligan

Prince William presents damehood to Deborah James as cancer fundraiser raises £5m

Deborah James and Prince William
‘You can imagine, the cleaning antics and preparation went off the scale’: Dame Deborah welcomes the Duke of Cambridge. Photograph: @bowelbabe/Twitter

The Duke of Cambridge has presented podcast host Deborah James with a damehood at her family home after her Cancer Research fundraising initiative passed the £5m mark in just five days.

James, 40, known online as Bowelbabe after campaigning to raise awareness of bowel cancer, launched the JustGiving page on Monday after revealing she was receiving end-of-life care for the condition.

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