Esther now turned her attention to the paternal side of her family and the mystery of the origin of her surname, Rantzen. The only Rantzens she had ever met were related to her, yet she didn't ...

Esther searched online for her great-grandfather, Abraham Rantzen, and found that he appeared in the Court of Bankruptcy several times in the late 1860s. This showed that he was clearly struggling ...

Dame Esther Rantzen has said she feels "great relief ... bill would increase conversations around palliative care. Getty Images The broadcaster previously confirmed she had joined Dignitas ...