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Royal Television Society Awards: Dame Esther Rantzen's daughter gives an emotional speech as she accepts accolade on her mother's behalf: 'It infuriates me that she can't be here, her health doesn't allow it'
The Childline founder, 83, was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer last and it was announced earlier this month she had registered for the assisted-dying clinic Dignitas, in Switzerland.
Rebecca Willcox, Dame Esther's daughter, accepted the honour on her mother's behalf at the ceremony at The Grosvenor House Hotel - as the broadcaster was too unwell to attend Appearing on Vanessa's Talk TV show earlier this month, Rebecca, 44, said her mother's 'ideal death' would be surrounded by her loved ones but due to UK laws she cannot be accompanied by her family to Switzerland (Esther pictured in February) Dame Esther said: 'Many of us feel it is time this country caught up with the best practices abroad and the only way to achieve that is for a proper debate in Parliament with a free vote at the end of it.
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