Writing on their joint Twitter account, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge wrote: “Every now and then, someone captures the heart of the nation with their zest for life & tenacious desire to give back to society.
“@bowelbabe is one of those special people.
“Her tireless efforts to raise awareness of bowel cancer & end the stigma of treatment are inspiring. (1/2)
“We are so sad to hear her recent update but pleased to support the @bowelbabe, which will benefit the @royalmarsdenNHS among others.
“Deborah, our thoughts are with you, your family and your friends.
“Thank you for giving hope to so many who are living with cancer. W & C”
This comes after Ms James announced that she is receiving end-of-life care at home.
Writing on Twitter, the campaigner wrote: “The tweet I never wanted to write.
“The time has come to say goodbye. 5 years to prepare, doesn’t make it any easy.
“I’m under hospice at home care, & I’m spending my time surrounded by my family.”
The mother of two, who is known as @bowelbabe on social media, was diagnosed with terminal bowel cancer at the age of 35.
She has almost 500,000 followers on Instagram and co-hosts an award-winning podcast about living with cancer, called “You, Me & the Big C”.
As well as raising huge amounts of money for bowel cancer charities, Ms James has also written a book, called F*** You Cancer: How to Face the Big C, Live Your Life and Still Be Yourself.