BBC’s Deborah James emotionally talks ‘simply wanting to hold husband's hand' in last days

Deborah James received a Damehood, with Prince William paying a visit to the British TV host’s home to present her with the distinguished honour in person.

Dame Deborah James and her family are staying positive despite the mum-of-two currently receiving end-of-life care. Deborah, 40, announced earlier this week that she was receiving hospice care from her home and penned a heartbreaking “goodbye" post on Monday 9 May, revealing that her body “just wasn’t playing ball”. She then asked for people to donate to her Bowel Babe fund in her honour.

BBC's Deborah James was left is disbelief as Prince William arrived at her house on Friday to award the Bowel Babe with a Damehood after she'd raised more than £5million for Cancer Research.The 41-year-old You, Me And The Big C podcaster recently announced that all further treatment had come to an end as she transferred to hospice care at her parents home.With how long Deborah has left live currently unknown, a visit from the Duke of Cambridge proved to be the needed dose of medicine that the BBC star needed.Her JustGiving page reaching an incredible £5million in donations - with more than 250,000 supporters, Prince William wanted to ensure that Deborah was recognised for her tremendous efforts.Elated that the future King had made a special and personal visit to her home, the star who is battling stage four bowel cancer raced to social media to gush about the whirlwind experience.Sharing some adorable snaps, Deborah can be seen enjoying a glass of fizz with Prince William and her entire family including her husband Seb, brother Ben, sister Sarah, and two children Hugo, 14, and Elosie, 12.Captioning the "surreal" experience, the column writer penned: "Prince William actually came to our family house today!!"I am utterly honoured that he joined us for afternoon tea and champagne, where he not only spent a generous amount of time talking to my whole family but also honoured me with my Damehood."It’s quite surreal having a royal pop in at home, and yes you can imagine the cleaning antics and preparation went off the scale - but it was all irrelevant because William was so kind and he put us all at ease.

The Duke of Cambridge has presented podcast host Deborah James with a damehood at her family home - popping in and enjoying a glass of champagne in the sun. The 40-year-old, known online as Bowel Babe, was honoured for her 'tireless campaigning' to raise awareness of bowel cancer.

The Duke of Cambridge has presented podcast host Deborah James with a damehood at her family home.

Deborah James has shared a series of snaps with Prince William after the Duke of Cambridge visited her at her family home. Earlier today, it was revealed that Deborah - who is tragically dying of bowel cancer - has raised a staggering £5 million in a matter of days for Cancer Research, sparking people to campaign for her to be made a Dame. Sharing photos with the Prince on Instagram, Deborah, 40, gushed over how "surreal" it was to meet the 39 year old Royal.

Deborah James has expressed her delight after receiving a visit in person from Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, as he awarded her Damehood and joined her for afternoon tea and champagne.This week, it was announced that Deborah had been made a Dame after raising millions of pounds for cancer research in her fundraiser, with her latest total surpassing £5million.The podcaster was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2016, revealing on Monday that she had moved to end-of-life hospice care after her treatment had been stopped.In a post shared on social media, the 40-year-old said she was ‘utterly honoured’ to host Prince William at her family house, saying: ‘He joined us for afternoon tea and champagne, where he not only spent a generous amount of time talking to my whole family but also honoured me with my Damehood.’‘It’s quite surreal having a royal pop in at home, and yes you can imagine the cleaning antics and preparation went off the scale – but it was all irrelevant because William was so kind and he put us all at ease,’ she said.‘He is clearly passionate about improving oncology outcomes as the President of the Royal Marsden. It was such a special day for my whole family, making memories to last a lifetime.

Deborah James, 40, took to Instagram this evening to reveal to her 621,000 followers that Prince William had paid her a visit at home.The BBC podcast host has been honoured with a Damehood after raising an incredible £4million for charity, since breaking the sad news earlier this week that she was receiving end of life care following a long battle with bowel cancer. She wrote: “Prince William actually came to our family house today!! “I am utterly honoured that he joined us for afternoon tea and champagne, where he not only spent a generous amount of time talking to my whole family but also honoured me with my Damehood. “It’s quite surreal having a royal pop in at home, and yes you can imagine the cleaning antics and preparation went off the scale - but it was all irrelevant because William was so kind and he put us all at ease. “He is clearly passionate about improving oncology outcomes as the President of the Royal Marsden. “It was such a special day for my whole family, making memories to last a life time. “He’s welcome back any time!” she added.Deborah also shared the snaps to her story, tagging the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. “Most surreal day ever!” she captioned a picture of William posing with the whole family.In another, William posed beside Deborah and her brother Ben.“My favourite pic of the day - my brother and William!” Deborah wrote. Another picture showed Deborah holding up the special medal she received with her Damehood.“Proud,” she captioned the picture, where she could be seen beaming at the camera. Yesterday, Downing Street announced the news of Deborah’s Damehood in a press release, which stated: "The Queen has been pleased to approve that the honour of Damehood be conferred upon Deborah

Deborah James has reached her target of £5million to raise money for Cancer Research UK after announcing she's moved to end-of-life care.The 40 year old, who has been courageously battling bowel cancer for five years, wrote a heartbreaking “goodbye" post on Monday 9 May, revealing that her body “just wasn’t playing ball”. Mum-of-two Deborah started a Just Giving page in a bid to raise an initial £250,000 for charity, but was blown away when she surpassed the number by millions in just days.

cancer charities this week.Linda shared her thoughts on the prospect of a possible Damehood in view of her 22,600 Twitter followers today. The Nolans star was responding to a tweet from Josephine Wilcox, who shared an article announcing Deborah James’ well-deserved Damehood for her valiant campaigning for bowel cancer awareness.Josephine wrote: “How come you and your sister haven’t got one when you’ve been campaigning for cancer yet other people get one? “Dame Linda and Dame Anne?” she suggested.The Irish singer replied: “No idea, but one reason would be as we’re Irish citizens, the Palace has to ask the Irish Government for permission first!”“More like she's heard how much trouble you lot are,” Graham joked in reference to the Queen, sparking laughter from Linda. In 2006, Linda was diagnosed with breast cancer, underwent a single mastectomy and was later given the all-clear in 2011. However, doctors discovered a form of incurable secondary breast cancer on her pelvis in 2017 and she underwent further radiotherapy.  Anne received her own devastating cancer diagnosis within days of younger sister Linda getting hers and the pair endured chemotherapy together.Their beloved sister Bernadette (Bernie) also tragically died of breast cancer back in 2013 at the age of 52.This year, Linda and Anne teamed up to release their book about living with cancer, entitled Stronger Together: How We're Living While Fighting.Linda, Anne and Bernie were part of Irish musical group The Nolans, which also consisted of sisters Maureen, Denise and Loose Women’s Coleen. You, Me and the Big C presenter Deborah was honoured with her Damehood after breaking the sad news earlier this week that she was receiving end of life care following a long battle

Deborah James has admitted she is "getting more and more sleepy" as she shared a message of thanks to her fans on social media. On Friday (May 13), the podcast host confessed she is finding "life a little harder" in a post to her 623,000 followers on Instagram.

bowel cancer.The BBC podcast host, 40, took to Instagram today to share her reaction with her 621,000 followers.The You, Me and the Big C presenter wrote: “I don’t even know where to start with the overwhelming tears getting in the way. “I’m humbled and blown away that five years of talking about poo can lead to a Damehood! “I feel honoured and shocked that I even got considered,” she admitted.“These last four days of your unwavering support launching the @bowelbabefund to benefit @cr_uk, @royalmarsden and @bowelcanceruk seem like a whirlwind of surreal dreaming when each day I can’t fathom the kindness and generosity. “£4 Million!!! I can simply only give thanks for the wonderful people in the world and say the most heartfelt thank you for your unconditional support not just now but over the years,” she continued.Deborah went on to admit that she was growing tired, but that she was heartened by the “live-saving” chats her campaigning has helped encourage over the years. “As I’m getting more and more sleepy and finding life a little harder, I’ve had more time to think that I’ve never stopped to realise the impact that our podcasting, and talking, and campaigning has had over 5 years,” she wrote.“Small chats really can save lives, small conversations can create ripples far beyond where we might see them, and seeds might grow where we never see their fruits. “And there is something exciting and beautiful in that cycle of life,” Deborah penned. “With this money, hopefully more people will have more time with their loved ones. “Who knows what plants we might grow, but when done with hope we pray that some blossom into game changers for our kids, and many more to come.“Keep loving in kindness, with rebellious hope always,”

Deborah James was left in floods of tears as she responded to the Queen's decision to her a Damehood. Sharing an emotional update on her Instagram page, the 40 year old mum-of-two, who is married to husband Sebastian Bowen, said she was left "humbled" by the honour, and couldn't believe she was even considered for it.

Few can deny they have been moved by Deborah James' heartbreaking revelation that she is now receiving end of life care in light of her terminal bowel cancer.The podcaster told her followers she does not know "how long I've got left" as she said there was nothing more that could be done to save her. But one person for whom the news has hit particularly hard is Kate Middleton, given that she is the same age as Deborah and they are both hands on, devoted mothers to young children.

The fundraiser set up by Deborah James in support of cancer research in the UK has hit the £4 million mark after just four days. Deborah, 40, surpassed her original goal of £250,000 in donations soon after creating the Bowel Babe Fund when she announced she has devastatingly been moved to end of life care while suffering from stage four bowel cancer. Having received support on her Just Giving page from over 250,000 supporters so far, including the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, the BBC podcaster looks set to reach near her new target of “£5 million by the weekend”.

Molly-Mae Hague has shared an anecdote about Deborah James after the presenter raised £4million for charity.The terminally ill presenter has been made a Dame after raising just short of millions for charity in a matter of days, after announcing that she had been moved to hospice at home care.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” and has raised millions of pounds in just a few days to go towards research and treatment of the disease.Taking to Twitter, Molly-Mae shared how she was “so inspired” by Deborah’s work. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter Posting a photo of a television segment covering Deborah’s fundraising campaign, Molly Mae wrote: “You are incredible @bowelbabe “My mum went to an event especially to meet Deborah a few years back because we were so inspired by her journey/podcast.

Julia Bradbury has spoken out in support of Deborah James she raises awareness around cancer after revealing she's been moved to end-of-life care. Deborah, 40, 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 whopping £4million.

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.

Countryfile star Julia Bradbury, 51, has since taken to Instagram to share her "admiration" of the BBC broadcaster for her incredible approach to her cancer journey and raising over £4 million for Cancer Research UK.Julia shared a picture of Deborah on Instagram in view of her 222,000 followers, along with a touching message to Deborah.She penned: "All my love & admiration go to Dame Deborah James @bowelbabe. You want to campaign, you want to raise awareness about cancer, you want to help as many people as you can, you don't want to die."Dame Deborah has done so much to raise awareness about bowel & other cancers.

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.

Terminally ill Deborah James has been made a Dame after raising just short of £4 million for charity in a matter of days, after announcing that she had been moved to hospice at home care. 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 £3.8 million.