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| Podcaster Deborah James has had her damehood conferred by Prince William at her family home. | |
| The 40-year-old host of the BBC's You, Me and the Big C said on Instagram she was "utterly honoured" he had joined her for afternoon tea and champagne. | The 40-year-old host of the BBC's You, Me and the Big C said on Instagram she was "utterly honoured" he had joined her for afternoon tea and champagne. |
| She said the visit was "surreal" and the prince was "clearly passionate" about improving oncology outcomes. | She said the visit was "surreal" and the prince was "clearly passionate" about improving oncology outcomes. |
| The mother-of-two has raised more than £5m since revealing she is on end-of-life care for her bowel cancer. | The mother-of-two has raised more than £5m since revealing she is on end-of-life care for her bowel cancer. |
| In an earlier Instagram post, Dame Deborah said she was "completely lost for words" after reaching the milestone amount. | In an earlier Instagram post, Dame Deborah said she was "completely lost for words" after reaching the milestone amount. |
| She had only launched the Bowelbabe fund - to pay for research into personalised medicine for cancer patients and to support campaigns to raise awareness of bowel cancer, on Monday - with an initial goal of £250,000. | |
| It came after she revealed she did not know how long she had left to live after stopping treatment and moving to hospice-at-home care. | It came after she revealed she did not know how long she had left to live after stopping treatment and moving to hospice-at-home care. |
| Dame Deborah is spending her remaining time with her family at her parents' home. | Dame Deborah is spending her remaining time with her family at her parents' home. |
| William and Kate praise for Big C's Deborah James | |
| All I want is more life, says Big C's Deborah James | |
| My body can't continue, says Big C's Deborah James | |
| In her latest Instagram post, the former deputy headteacher wrote: "Prince William actually came to our family house today!! I am utterly honoured that he joined us for afternoon tea and champagne, where he not only spent a generous amount of time talking to my whole family but also honoured me with my Damehood. | In her latest Instagram post, the former deputy headteacher wrote: "Prince William actually came to our family house today!! I am utterly honoured that he joined us for afternoon tea and champagne, where he not only spent a generous amount of time talking to my whole family but also honoured me with my Damehood. |
| She added: "It's quite surreal having a royal pop in at home, and yes you can imagine the cleaning antics and preparation went off the scale - but it was all irrelevant because William was so kind and he put us all at ease. | She added: "It's quite surreal having a royal pop in at home, and yes you can imagine the cleaning antics and preparation went off the scale - but it was all irrelevant because William was so kind and he put us all at ease. |
| "He is clearly passionate about improving oncology outcomes as the President of the Royal Marsden. It was such a special day for my whole family, making memories to last a life time. He's welcome back any time!" | "He is clearly passionate about improving oncology outcomes as the President of the Royal Marsden. It was such a special day for my whole family, making memories to last a life time. He's welcome back any time!" |
| A sunny day meant Dame Deborah and her family could take some cherished photos of the royal visit in the garden of her parents' home, where she is currently staying. | |
| Dame Deborah revealed the visit by the Duke of Cambridge became a champagne occasion for her family. | |
| Damehoods and knighthoods are usually announced as part of the New Year Honours or the Queen's Birthday Honours. | |
| But, in exceptional circumstances, some are announced at other times of the year - as happened with Captain Sir Tom Moore's knighthood. | |
| The visit by the duke was arranged similarly quickly, as he had just returned from a two-day visit to the west of Scotland with his wife Catherine. | |
| Dame Deborah has received widespread praise for her no-nonsense approach to talking about her cancer publicly, and has shared her experiences of treatment and daily life with her social media followers since her diagnosis in 2016. | |
| William and Catherine - who donated to Dame Deborah's research fund - said earlier this week that her "tireless efforts" in raising awareness of cancer were inspirational, and thanked her for "giving hope" to those living with the disease. | |
| Dame Deborah began co-presenting You, Me and the Big C alongside Lauren Mahon and BBC Radio 5 Live newsreader Rachael Bland in 2018, with the show earning praise for its frank discussion of cancer. | |
| They spoke to celebrity guests and addressed practical matters, including hair loss, tips for dealing with finances and telling your nearest and dearest about illnesses. | |
| Bland died at the age of 40, six months after the show launched. She had been diagnosed with breast cancer two years earlier. |