Tributes have poured in for veteran broadcaster and campaigner Dame Esther Rantzen following widespread recognition of her decades-long advocacy work across the United Kingdom. The director of the Childline helpline praised her as "an inspirational individual" who
Tributes paid to 'inspirational' presenter and campaigner Esther Rantzen
By Chronicle Newsroom · · Source: BBC News
Dame Esther Rantzen was "an inspirational individual", the director of her Childline helpline says.
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