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Esther Rantzen's daughter's heartache as she fears TV icon will have 'lonely death'


Rebecca Wilcox, the daughter of Esther Rantzen and the late Desmond Wilcox, spoke of her worries that her mother will face death alone if she chooses to go to Dignitas

On the day that MPs in parliament will debate a petition on assisted dying after it gained more than 205,000 signatures, Rebecca spoke to Susanna Reid and Richard Madeley in the GMB studio and revealed she would want to travel with her mother to the clinic if she could. “If it was up to me, I would be there,” she said, although the current law in the UK means she could face a police investigation and potentially years in prison if she did help her mum end her life there. Rebecca Wilcox talks about her mother Esther Rantzen on GMB (Image: Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock) Read MoreRelated Articles Peter Andre's frustrations over baby's name as he admits 'I had multiple suggestions but Emily wasn't keen'

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