Scripwriter and comedian Bob Monkhouse with his family, wife Elizabeth, son Simon (centre behind), and adopted daughter Abigail, in their St John's Wood home in London. * 11/05/01 The son of Bob Monkhouse has been found dead in Thailand, a Foreign Office spokesman said. The body of Simon Monkhouse, 46, was found in Bangkok on April 14 but details of his death were only released today, a spokesman said. Mr Monkhouse, from Lambeth, south London, was holidaying alone in Bangkok when his body was found in a hotel, the Sun said. 12/5/01: Monkhouse's ex-wife Elizabeth, Saturday May 12, 2001 told for the first time how she was struggling to cope with the death of her son Simon in Thailand. She said she felt "utterly bereft" to lose a second child after the couple's son Gary died nine years ago and revealed that the last time she heard from Simon, 46, he was"healthy, happy and having the holiday of a lifetime". Meanwhile 72-year-old Monkhouse, who admitted falling out with his son years ago, said he was heartbroken that he would never get the chance to have a reconciliation with him. *29/12/03: Veteran British comedian and television host Bob Monkhouse who died, aged 75, after losing a lengthy battle with prostate cancer. Ref #: PA.1253487 Date: 23/02/1962
