BBC Radio presenter Helen Legh has passed away
BBC Three Counties Radio presenter Helen Legh has died at the age of 44.
Helen passed away at Willen Hospice in Milton Keynes yesterday afternoon, four years after she was diagnosed with brain cancer.
She presented the breakfast show on BBC Three Counties from 2007 to 2012 and the Sunday breakfast show up until 2018.
Helen was given just months to live following the discovery of a brain tumour in 2014 and had recently been undergoing some experimental brain surgery.
Her journey has been documented since diagnosis here.
BBC Three Counties Radio informed listeners in their 8am news bulletin this morning, Wednesday 19 June. They also posted a statement on social media, saying: “It is with great sadness we inform you that Helen Legh passed away at Willen Hospice in Milton Keynes yesterday afternoon. Our thoughts are with her family and friends at this time. She was truly loved by everyone she worked with at BBC Three Counties Radio.”
Laura Moss, managing editor of the station, told the BBC: “Helen was a wonderful, compassionate and inspiring woman. A warm and experienced broadcaster, she was a much-loved colleague to us all. I shall treasure my fond memories of working with her and, of course, the copious cups of tea and cake we shared.”
Helen leaves behind her husband Paul and daughter Matilda.
1/3 Hello, this is Paul, Helen’s husband.
I’m sorry to tell you Helen passed away at Willen Hospice yesterday afternoon.
She’s been peacefully asleep for much of the last 10 days or so, and wasn’t in pain.
Her last afternoon was with her family and some of her many friends pic.twitter.com/B0HqnxYycr
— Helen (@Helencakefiend) June 19, 2019
2/3 We listened to A-ha, chatted and laughed. Exactly as Helen would have wanted it.
Don’t be sad. Helen would want you to celebrate her life and how AMAZING she was.
I’ll announce her funeral details here when they’ve been arranged.
— Helen (@Helencakefiend) June 19, 2019
3/3 Please don’t send any cards, gifts or flowers. If you want to do something, you can make donations to Willen Hospice in her name here: https://t.co/Nm4zQg9497
— Helen (@Helencakefiend) June 19, 2019
It is with great sadness we inform you that Helen Legh passed away at Willen Hospice in Milton Keynes yesterday afternoon. Our thoughts are with her family and friends at this time. She was truly loved by everyone she worked with at BBC Three Counties Radio. pic.twitter.com/b7K209zc2O
— BBC Three Counties (@BBC3CR) June 19, 2019