STORM TRACKER: Follow 'Storm Amy' as it bears down on Ireland amid brutal forecast
Search
06 Sept 2025
Search
06 Sept 2025
Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content.
Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist.
If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter .
Support our mission and join our community now.
To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles!
Alternatively, you can pay €0.50 per article, capped at €1 per day.
Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism!
The Prince of Wales has sent a “big thank you” to ITV presenter Lorraine Kelly for her ongoing No Butts campaign in memory of Dame Deborah James
Dame Deborah, who set up the Bowelbabe cancer research fund, died last year at the age of 40, five years after being diagnosed with bowel cancer.
She initially spearheaded the campaign alongside Kelly in 2021, raising awareness of the disease in support of Bowel Cancer Awareness Month in April.
👋 @lorraine. Dame Deborah James would be so proud of what you and the team are doing to raise awareness of bowel cancer. Keep up the great work #NoButts@bowelbabe @BowelbabeF pic.twitter.com/202jBIPnad
— The Prince and Princess of Wales (@KensingtonRoyal) April 20, 2023
In a video posted on the Kensington Palace Twitter account and shown on Lorraine’s morning programme, William said: “Just want to say a big thank you to you and your team for all you are doing to raise awareness around bowel cancer through your No Butts campaign.”
The prince visited Dame Deborah, a podcaster and campaigner, at her family home shortly before her death to present her with her damehood and they shared afternoon tea and champagne.
Referring to the visit, he said: “As you know, I got to meet Dame Deborah so I know how important this was to her.
“Forty-six thousand people in the UK get diagnosed each year with bowel cancer and yet many of us don’t know the signs and symptoms of bowel cancer, particularly in us men.
“So if you are watching this, please take a second to listen and learn about the signs and symptoms of bowel cancer. It could save your life.”
Earlier this week, Kelly relaunched the No Butts campaign for 2023 with an episode in which Strictly Come Dancing judge Anton Du Beke surprised Dame Deborah’s mother, Heather James, with a dance in honour of her daughter.
Alongside Ms James, Dame Deborah’s sister, Sarah Wieczorek, also featured on the show and the family spoke about Dame Deborah’s lasting legacy.
Thursday’s show also featured an appearance from BBC Radio 1 DJ Adele Roberts, who underwent treatment for bowel cancer in 2021 and uses a stoma bag.
By the time Dame Deborah died last June, she had raised millions of pounds for Cancer Research UK and was credited with raising awareness of bowel cancer by the NHS.
The total from her online appeal has since risen to more than £10 million.
Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie
Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles.
Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm.
This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie.
