George Alagiah family: Who are the BBC presenter’s sons?
MUCH loved BBC newsreader George Alagiah has sadly passed away.
The popular presenter leaves behind his wife and their two sons.
Who are George Alagiah's children?
Together with his wife Frances Robathan, George Alagiah welcomed two children.
Their oldest son is Adam, who was born in 1988.
Four years later in 1992 George and Frances had another boy, this time they called their son Matthew.
Previously speaking about his children in 2010, the proud dad told : "Adam and Matthew, who are 23 and 19, are amazing guys.
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"If I were their age, I'd like to be their friend. The elder one is doing international development and I think Matthew could be a writer.
"We're in that transition period that other parents worry about: the loss of control and so on.
"But I cannot wait until they're the ones driving the car and I'm the one snoozing in the back.
"There is a Tamil proverb where a father waits for the day when he walks into a room and people say: this is So-and-So's father.
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"The minute your children are the reference point, you know you've done your job."
When did George Alagiah die?
On July 24, 2023, it was announced that George had sadly passed away after a long battle with bowl cancer.
He was first diagnosed with the disease in April 2014.
George's agent confirmed he had passed away peacefully surrounded by his family and loved ones.
She said: George fought until the bitter end but sadly that battle ended earlier today.
"George was deeply loved by everybody who knew him, whether it was a friend, a colleague or a member of the public. He simply was a wonderful human being.
"My thoughts are with Fran, the boys and his wider family."
Who has paid tribute to George Alagiah?
As the news of George's death spread, tributes immediately poured in for the popular presenter.
BBC Breakfast's Naga Munchetty fought back the tears as she announced his sad passing live on air.
Meanwhile, journalist Charlene White tweeted: "George was such a beautiful soul inside and out. His smile could light up a room with such ease.
"We worked together numerous times with e.
"Such a huge loss of an incredibly brilliant, kind, and talented man. Sending so much love to his family and colleagues."
George Simpson, the world affairs editor of BBC News, also took to Twitter to pay his respects.
He wrote: "Deeply, deeply sorry to hear about dear George Alagiah.
"A gentler, kinder, more insightful and braver friend and colleague it would be hard to find. I loved having his company in the BBC World Affairs Unit, and his progress after that was a pleasure to watch."
Sky News journalist Mark Austin added: "This breaks my heart. A good man, a rival on the foreign correspondent beat but above all a friend.
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"If good journalism is about empathy, and it often is, George Alagiah had it in spades.
"He understood injustice and the power of good reporting to highlight it, if not correct it…"