Dame Deborah James’ parents have urged Instagram fans of the late cancer campaigner to celebrate her life.
Her mum Heather James and father Alistair James appeared in a touching Instagram Story last night (Thursday June 30).
Shared by Heather on her @bowelgran account, it is not clear when the photo was taken.
But the poignant image appeared to encourage followers to remember mum-of-two Deborah, who passed away on Tuesday, fondly.
Deborah James’ parents ‘raise a glass’
The photo of Heather and Alistair showed them holding glasses of what appeared to be red wine.
Looking at each other, the snap appears to have captured them clinking glasses.
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A caption on the Story upload added “raise a glass for Dame Debs”, emphasising they were toasting their daughter’s memory.
The photo, shared with Heather’s 90,000+ followers, has been distributed on Insta during a week when tributes have flooded in for Deborah.
Tributes to Deborah
Among those to hail Deborah’s efforts and honour her life have been Prince William and Kate Middleton.
The royals tweeted: “Deborah was an inspirational and unfalteringly brave woman whose legacy will live on.”
Deborah was an inspirational and unfalteringly brave woman whose legacy will live on.
Elsewhere, TV stars Davina McCall, Holly Willoughby and Ruth Langsford all remembered Deborah, too.
Meanwhile, a new BBC documentary which included respects paid by celebrities such as Lorraine Kelly, also aired yesterday.
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Additionally, Lorraine answered Heather and Alistair’s call-out on her show today (Friday July 1).
She admitted she is ‘yet to process’ Deborah’s death, but wanted to contribute to help get the trend going.
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“We shall do that for our Deborah,” Lorraine reflected, after a champagne toast with entertainment correspondent Ria Hebden.
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