Well done, Bernie, you’ll be an Ace dad
WELCOME Ace Ecclestone, son of 89- year- old ex- Formula 1 boss Bernie and his much younger wife Fabiana.
No elderly dad of my acquaintance – and I know a few – initially had another baby high on their must-do list, but they’ve all been among the most besotted fathers I know. And often far better than they were first time round.
Perhaps a more urgent acquaintance with your own mortality makes you more alive to the thrill of a new birth.
But also as we see in relationships between grandparents and their grandchildren, the distance in years often leads to more generosity of understanding.