Kirstie Allsopp has revealed that her father Charles has died at the age of 83, as she shared an emotional tribute on Friday.
The Location, Location, Location star, 52, revealed that Charles, who was the sixth Baron Hindlip, died at his home on June 5.
Posting a snap of Lord Hindlip, Kirstie captioned the post: ‘This is my dad, Charlie Hindlip. He was a great auctioneer, the best of his generation, an artist, a gardener, father of four children and grandfather of eight, a loving husband to a wife he lost too soon.
“He was a real star, he worked hard, played hard and went further than anyone expected.”
‘He died yesterday at home, surrounded by love, flowers and photographs, in a house he built, overlooking a stunning garden he created from scratch.
Kirstie Allsopp has revealed that her father Charles has died at the age of 83, as she shared an emotional tribute on Friday.
The Location, Location, Location star revealed that Charles, who was the 6th Baron Hindlip and former chairman of iconic auction house Christie’s, died at his home on June 5.
‘I have been very proud to be your daughter all my life, and I will be until the day I die. Bless you dad, we love you very much.”
Among those paying tribute was fellow presenter George Clarke, who wrote: ‘I’m so sorry for your loss Kirstie… but what lovely words about him. Sending you the biggest hugs and mountains of love. Jorge xxxxx.’
Charles was the former chairman of iconic London auction house Christie’s until his retirement in 2002, and his peerage means Kirstie can use the title ‘The Honourable’.
Last week, Kirstie revealed that Charles had been rushed to hospital as she shared a series of tweets to post during hospital visiting hours.
The star noted that when her father was ill previously in 2022, Covid restrictions prevented him from visiting his bedside.
She wrote: ‘When my dad was very ill in 2022, I used my energy and endless time at his bedside to tweet about visiting hours; many hospitals were still applying unnecessary Covid-related restrictions.
“Dad is back in hospital, hopefully briefly, this time I’m just going to tweet observations as the news is full of people saying how they plan to fix this or that and the NHS is a big part of that.
‘But what does this look like from the perspective of an elderly person and their family and how could a family with fewer members and fewer resources mimic a similar situation?
‘Having spent a lot of time in hospitals, here and abroad, signage is a big problem. We seem addicted to bombarding hospital visitors and patients with information, much more than anyone could absorb and much of it confusing. At 11:30 pm leaving the hospital and getting back to my car was quite a task.’
Two days later, Kirstie added: “If a doctor sees a patient at night, when family or carers are not with them, how can they know what is happening if the patient is confused or suffering from dementia?
“Today they tell us ‘there are no rounds because it’s a holiday,’ so another day for dad in the hospital when he so longs to be home.”
‘Also, at night Dad is much more tired and confused, so judging his progress is difficult, plus “What day is it?” It’s a stupid question, he’s been in the hospital since Tuesday, how the hell would he know? My sister spent all of last Thursday thinking it was Friday.
Just a week before her father’s death, Kirstie tweeted: “Thank you so much for all your responses, so many stories, many of them so similar to Dad’s and ours.
‘When I started campaigning on visiting hours in 2021, I discovered how difficult it is for people with confused relatives in hospital.
‘When our family entered that world in 2022, we learned more, and now even more. One thing that is noticeable is that there may be a doctor or nurse who makes a difference, in a negative or positive way. Luckily yesterday Dr. P came into our orbit, Wow! What a difference.’
In August, Kirstie also paid tribute to her co-host Phil Spencer’s parents after they both died in a car crash.
Phil’s father, Richard, known to friends and family as David, 89, and his mother, Anne, 82, were pulled from the vehicle after it veered off their driveway and fell into a river in the farm, but unfortunately they could not be saved.
Kirstie Allsopp paid tribute to the parents of her close friend Phil, 53, and said it was a “great source of comfort” to him that they were together when they died. Sun reports.
Richard and Anne were reportedly leaving their farm to go to a local pub for lunch on Friday when their car swerved into a shallow river, which is a tributary that flows through the family farm at Littlebourne, near Canterbury. , Kent.
Kirstie Allsopp told The Sun she had spoken to Phil and the deaths were “tragic for the Spencer family”, who are “very loving and close-knit”.
He said Richard and Anne, who had four children and eight grandchildren, were “lovely people” and “both of the Christian faith”.
Kirstie added that Phil and his siblings are supporting each other during the tragedy.
She paid tribute to Phil’s parents on Instagram, sharing a photo of them at their home and writing: “This beautiful photograph, taken recently at their home in Kent, is of Anne and David Spencer. It makes me so sad to have to say they were They both died yesterday in a car accident near their home.
‘They were farmers, animal lovers and devoted parents to Robert, Caryn, Helen and Philip and adored their 8 grandchildren, the only blessing is that they died together so they will never have to mourn each other’s loss.
‘I suspect many of you will want to join me in sending so much love to Phil and all his family. Please keep them in his thoughts and prayers. Thank you.’