BBC presenter Evan Davis was told on his wedding day his father had killed himself

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BBC broadcaster Evan Davis found out through a phone call on his wedding day that his seriously ill father had taken his own life.

Quintin, 92, had left a note saying his “system is closing down” and he had “no alternative”, Davis told The Sunday Times. He was alerted that something was wrong soon after he married Guillaume Baltz, 56, by a message from his brother Roland which urged him to “call ASAP”. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. The news came during his wedding reception in July 2022 and the occasion turned into “a very warm-hearted, supportive, reflective day” as he told guests in a speech telling the guests his father had died.

Davis told his guests: “We’ve just had some news. My father died. But I don’t want you to be alarmed. “He was very elderly and it was definitely time.

There’s actually nothing we can do. So I’m going to propose that we carry on.” He told them later how his father had died. 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.