Esther Rantzen said she was 'deprived of any choice' over her death in a final note released after her funeral
The Childline founder wrote that she had become 'too physically frail to take the flight' to an assisted dying clinic in Switzerland. She blamed 'the current messy criminal law' after MPs voted against legalising assisted dying in September. Dame Esther Rantzen, 86, died at her Bramshaw home in the New Forest on September 30. She urged campaigners to 'battle on' and pledged to help 'from here'.
To opponents of the change she wrote: 'Rest assured I will not come back to haunt you.'
'Nobody wants to shorten life, just to shorten death,' the That's Life! presenter wrote.
Daughter Rebecca Wilcox called last week's private funeral 'incredibly beautiful'. A larger memorial will follow later.
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