Bobby Davro has lost his father at the age of 95 just weeks after pleading for him to "hold on" until the new year. The comedian, 62, had been banned from visiting dad Bill Nankeville at the care home he'd moved to after his health began to decline.
Under strict coronavirus rules, Bobby was unable to see or comfort his dad as he grew more frail as the months went on. Breaking the sad news in a Twitter message, Bobby paid tribute to his "hero" dad, a former Olympian who represented Great Britain in the 1948 and 1952 Games.
Sharing a picture of them at a dinner, with Bill's arm proudly flung around his son's shoulders, Bobby wrote: "Today I lost my best friend and my hero. "The most wonderful human being I have ever known.
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