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Remembering Dame Esther Rantzen, 1940-2026
Three photographs remember the warmth and public presence of the broadcaster and charity founder.
01Esther Rantzen at the BAFTA Television Awards in London on 26 April 2009. Damien Everett / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.0.
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02Esther Rantzen speaking at Nightingale House on 11 January 2011. Brian Minkoff - London Pixels / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0.
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03Esther Rantzen at the Platinum Jubilee Pageant outside Buckingham Palace on 5 June 2022. Andrew Parsons / No 10 Downing Street / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY 2.0.
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