Marr mourns ‘kindest’ father

FATHER’S day will be particularly poignant for Andrew Marr tomorrow.

The BBC star reveals his inspirational dad, Donald Marr, died suddenly of a stroke on Wednesday aged 89.

Andrew, who survived a major stroke himself in 2013, tells me his father was ‘the funniest and kindest man I have ever known’.

A big figure in the investment trust world, Donald turned his back on a London career to bring up a family outside Dundee.

Andrew says: ‘He was happily married to my mother, Valerie, since 1957 and was an elder of the Church of Scotland for more than 50 years.’ He adds: ‘It was a good life. We all of us already miss his dry, ready wit and his exceptional kindness.’