Business entrepreneur Deborah Meaden - of TV'S 'Dragons' Den' fame - named as RSPB ambassador

Businessman Deborah Meaden, who came to prominence as a slightly waspish panellist on BBC TV's Dragons' Den programme, was today named one of the RSPB's first 'ambassadors'. Ms Meaden, an animal lover and conservationist, is a strong supporter of bird welfare and of the RSPB. She will not be paid in the role and has taken it on out of goodwill to the charity.