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Dame Esther Rantzen dies, prompting tributes to Childline founder
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Dame Esther Rantzen, the broadcaster best known for creating the children's helpline Childline and for her long television career, has died. The Times has published an obituary describing her life as a presenter and campaigner, and her name is trending in searches in the UK, France and Sweden as tributes and reflections on her legacy circulate.
Why now: News of the veteran broadcaster and charity founder's death has prompted widespread tributes and searches about her life.
Esther RantzenChildlineThe TimesBBC
Evidence
- Broadcaster and campaigner Dame Esther Rantzen dies · Sky News
- Dame Esther Rantzen obituary: presenter and founder of Childline · The Times
Elsewhere
API: https://socialmediatrends-api.osmike.com/v1/trends/597019