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BBC host Sophie Raworth’s family heartache as dad dies days before she leads VE Day coverage

BBC host Sophie Raworth's father sadly died just days before she started covering the V Day celebrations

Sophie returns tonight (May 8) live from the BBC’s studio in St James’s Park to talk to guests about their experiences of the war years. Describing him as “a man with a big heart and heaps of kindness and tenacity,” his family also said Richard was a “businessman, photographer, jazz bass player [and] passionate gardener”. She has been covering the VE Day celebrations this week (Credit: BBC) Sophie spoke about her father’s battle with Parkinson’s disease back in 2021.

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