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17 May 2017

Was this McDonald’s advert in bad taste?

Fast food giant McDonald’s has apologised and pulled its latest television advert off air after being accused of exploiting childhood bereavement. The ad shows a young boy asking his mum about his deceased father as they share a meal in one of the chain’s restaurants. Founder of Grief Encounter, Dr Shelley Gilbert told us where she thinks they went...
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15 May 2014

The Wright Stuff

Dr Shelley Gilbert MBE, Founder and Lifetime President of Grief Encounter, appeared on The Wright Stuff alongside Ben Brooks-Dutton talking about how to help children cope with grief. “Death is so full of paradoxes, it’s full of confusion, and that doesn’t go away over night” commented Shelley.