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    Dame Esther Rantzen: I would like champagne and caviar before Dignitas death

    by Jamel Smith Feb 19, 2024 3 minutes
    Source: PA Wire

    Dame Esther Rantzen has revealed she would like a final dinner of caviar and champagne before her death after she signed up for an assisted dying clinic.

    Since being diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2023, Dame Esther has campaigned for a parliamentary debate and a free vote to legalise assisted dying with “built-in precautions to protect the interests of the person”.

    The 83-year-old founder of Childline joined the Swiss-assisted dying company, , as a precautionary measure “if the

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