‘Life is more interesting when you go off-piste...so be brave’

Book reveals the late Dame Deborah’s inspiring advice for her family

- Chris Riches

DAME Deborah James tells her children to “marry only for love” and to be prepared for life’s twists and turns, in an inspiring final letter.

Campaigner Deborah died in June at the age of 40 after suffering from bowel cancer.

The letter was written to her husband Sebastien and children Hugo, 14, and Eloise, 12.

Cheerleader

She wrote: “You can make plans, and you can have goals, but you have to be prepared for the fact that sometimes life is more interesting when you go off-piste, so be brave.

“Take a chance and back yourself. Remember to be your number one cheerleader.”