Dame Deborah James has hit another milestone with her Bowelbabe Fund, with donations soaring to an eye-watering £6million after she was awarded a Damehood personally by Prince William.
personally, after the Duke of Cambridge paid a visit to her parents’ home in Surrey where she has chosen to die surrounded by loved ones.had reached £6m donations as of Sunday morning. An initial target was set at £250,000.
Dame Deborah has not reacted to the latest achievement but she wrote in an Instagram post on Saturday: ‘I believe I may have had the most surreal, mind blowing, humbling 5 days of my life. ‘I cannot thank you for your generosity at launching the @bowelbabefund which now stands at £5.7 million, and to the @dukeandduchessofcambridge for going above and beyond to make a very special memory happen yesterday.Dame Deborah, who was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2016, is receiving hospice care at home She continued: ‘My family are being amazing and as emotional as it all is, we are finding so much to smile about in the sadness.
‘I may be getting weaker and more tired each tired having run off pure adrenaline, but my word, I always said I wanted to slide in sideways when my time is up, with a massive smile, no regrets and a big glass of champagne! Still my intention!!!’ Dame Deborah is married to banker Sebastien Bowen and is mother to two children, Hugo, 14, and Eloise, 12.
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