BBC broadcaster Evan Davis found out through a phone call on his wedding day that his seriously ill father had taken his own life.
Davis told his guests: “We’ve just had some news. My father died. But I don’t want you to be alarmed.“There’s actually nothing we can do. So I’m going to propose that we carry on.”Davis, 61, who has fronted shows including TV’s Dragons’ Den and BBC Radio 4’s PM programme, and BBC Radio 4 programme Today programme recalled that his father had made a “proud and loving” speech when he entered a civil partnership ceremony with Mr Baltz in 2012.
Davis had managed to step away from their guests during the reception to ring his brother back, who then told him that their father had died.Davis called back five minutes later, and learned his father had taken his own life.Davis told journalist Decca Aitkenhead, whom he spoke to with his family’s agreement, that he “burst into tears” when he was back at work the next day and colleagues asked about the wedding.
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