Dame Deborah James took to Instagram on Thursday to announce that she had collaborated with In The Style on a new clothing line.The 40-year-old mum-of-two, who has terminal bowel cancer, shared the poignant caption alongside snaps of herself and her daughter in the clothes. She said: “I’m so excited to finally be able to share (at least part) of a project I’ve been working on for several months now.Together with the @inthestyle team I’ve been creating and designing a collection of beautiful clothes to hopefully make us all look good and feel great!!! “The main collection isnt quite ready yet, although some of you will have noticed recently I’ve been sporting a whole host of beautiful floral dresses - which I can confirm were worn for my visit from Prince William!” “I cannot tell you guys how this partnership has kept me going through my hospital stays and taken me away from cancer.
Deborah James 'blown away' over Damehood as she aims to raise £5m to fight cancer by weekend
13.05.2022 - 12:03 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A friend of the inspirational Deborah James has said the podcast host and campaigner is 'blown away' after being awarded a Damehood. It was announced on Thursday evening (May 12) that the Queen would honour Deborah outside of the usual schedule.
The 40-year-old, who disclosed the heartbreaking news this week that she has moved to hospice-at-home care to treat her terminal bowel cancer, has raised an incredible £4 million after setting up a Just Giving page to raise money for clinical trials, research, and raising awareness of bowel cancer.
Deborah, a former headteacher, was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2016 and has kept her more than 500,000 Instagram followers up to date with her treatments as well as supporting various campaigns, including ITV Lorraine's No Butts, and hosting You, Me, and the Big C.
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On Thursday night, Number 10 confirmed that James is to be made a dame, saying: “The Queen has been pleased to approve that the honour of damehood be conferred upon Deborah James.” It comes days after she set up the Bowelbabe Fund after telling fans in an Instagram post that she did not know how long she had left, and that while the last six months had been “heartbreaking” to go through, she had been surrounded by “so much love” and had “no regrets”.
Speaking about her decision to set up the Bowelbabe fund, James wrote: “I always knew there was one thing I always wanted to do before I died. I have always over the years raised as much awareness and money for the charities that are closest to me. @cr_uk @royalmarsden @bowelcanceruk. As a result, the @bowelbabefund is being established and I’d love
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Deborah James was "lost for words" on Thursday 12 May after being made a Dame and wants to raise £5million by the weekend, her close friend has revealed.The 40 year old, who has been courageously battling bowel cancer for five years, wrote a heartbreaking “goodbye" post on Monday revealing that her body “just wasn’t playing ball”.The devastating announcement penned by the mum-of-two, which she asked her followers to donate to cancer research for the price of a drink “to see me out of this world”, has raised a staggering £3.9 million which continues to grow. Now, her pal and fellow journalist Lizzie Parry has spoken out on ITV's Good Morning Britain, where she told hosts Kate Garraway, 55, and Ben Shephard, 47, that she was left speechless over being made a Dame.
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This Morning’s Dr Philippa in tears over friend Deborah James as she recalls own cancer diagnosis
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