Mary Portas, aka Mary Queen of Shops, is a retail consultant, broadcaster and was chosen to lead a review into the future of Britain's high streets by the then Prime Minister David Cameron. She speaks candidly to Rachel and Alice about the impact that the sudden deaths of both of her parents had on her as a teenager, and what it meant to be part of one of the first gay couples to leagally marry in the UK. Get The Times free for a month: thetimes.co.uk/pastimperfect Stonewall: www.stonewall.org.uk Action for Children: www.actionforchildren.org.uk Child Berevement UK: www.childbereavementuk.org   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.