A wind turbine blade root bearing removal apparatus, comprising: a wind turbine blade comprising: a blade body, having a blade root portion and a blade tip portion; and a blade support section connected to the blade root portion, wherein the blade support section comprises: attachment points for mounting a plurality of actuators between the blade and the rotor hub of a wind turbine at which the blade is attached; and a support structure for reinforcing the blade root portion in the vicinity of the attachment points such that the blade can be suspended by the plurality of actuators and the blade support section, from a wind turbine rotor hub, the apparatus further comprising one or more attachment points provided on the wind turbine rotor hub, each respective attachment point corresponding to a respective attachment point on the blade support section; and a plurality actuators mounted between one of the attachment points on the hub and the corresponding attachment point on the wind turbine blade, the actuators having an actuated position in which the wind turbine blade is supported in a separated position from the wind turbine rotor hub, characterised in that the attachment points of the blade are located on the external surface of the blade body to create a clearance for facilitating the removal of the blade root bearing assembly. a wind turbine blade comprising: a blade body, having a blade root portion and a blade tip portion; and a blade support section connected to the blade root portion, wherein the blade support section comprises: attachment points for mounting a plurality of actuators between the blade and the rotor hub of a wind turbine at which the blade is attached; and a support structure for reinforcing the blade root portion in the vicinity of the attachment points such that the blade can be suspended by the plurality of actuators and the blade support section, from a wind turbine rotor hub, the apparatus further comprising one or more attachment points provided on the wind turbine rotor hub, each respective attachment point corresponding to a respective attachment point on the blade support section; and a blade body, having a blade root portion and a blade tip portion; and a blade support section connected to the blade root portion, wherein the blade support section comprises: attachment points for mounting a plurality of actuators between the blade and the rotor hub of a wind turbine at which the blade is attached; and a support structure for reinforcing the blade root portion in the vicinity of the attachment points such that the blade can be suspended by the plurality of actuators and the blade support section, from a wind turbine rotor hub, attachment points for mounting a plurality of actuators between the blade and the rotor hub of a wind turbine at which the blade is attached; and a support structure for reinforcing the blade root portion in the vicinity of the attachment points such that the blade can be suspended by the plurality of actuators and the blade support section, from a wind turbine rotor hub, a plurality actuators mounted between one of the attachment points on the hub and the corresponding attachment point on the wind turbine blade, the actuators having an actuated position in which the wind turbine blade is supported in a separated position from the wind turbine rotor hub, characterised in that the attachment points of the blade are located on the external surface of the blade body to create a clearance for facilitating the removal of the blade root bearing assembly.