Location Location Location star Phil Spencer was left devastated back in August when his beloved dad Richard, 89, and mum Anne, 82, died when their car careered into a river
An inquest has opened into death of TV presenter Phil Spencer' s beloved dad Richard David Edward Spencer, 89, who died on August 18 2023 at Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother hospital in Margate, Kent.
At the time, emergency services attended the scene, including an air ambulance. Richard and Anne were pulled from the car and taken to hospital. Sadly Richard was pronounced dead and Anne died later. A woman, in her 60s now revealed by Phil to be a carer for the couple, was also in the car and suffered minor injuries.
Ms Clarke said at around 12.20pm on August 18, Mrs Spencer was driving her Toyota car with Mr Spencer in the front passenger seat, and their full-time live-in carer sitting in the rear of the car. Phil remained silent online as the tragic news of his parents' passing broke. However, a week later, he took to his Instagram page to share a sweet photo of the pair as he paid a heartbreaking tribute to his beloved parents while candidly sharing further details of the tragic accident.
He wrote: "Although they were both on extremely good form in the days before , Mums Parkinson's and Dads Dementia had been worsening and the long term future was set to be a challenge. So much so that Mum said to me only a week ago that she had resigned to thinking "now it looks like we will probably go together". And so they did. That was what God had planned for them - and it was a good plan.
Phil added how, after the alarm was raised, his brother, Robert, 'pulled them out of the river' but they were unable to be saved. He said: "As many farmers do - my brother had a penknife and so was able to cut the seat belts - he pulled them out of the river but they never regained consciousness. Although desperately sad and shocked beyond all belief - all family are clear that if there can ever be such a thing as having a "good end" - this was it.
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