David Attenborough said his wife Jane was very understanding when he was away for months at a time mirrorpixSir David Attenborough has communed with gorillas, said boo to a sloth and been mistaken as a love rival by a capercaillie during an unparalleled career. Like a travelling salesman, however, he regrets not always being at home for his children’s dinner. The 91-year-old broadcaster has said that while he feels “unbelievably lucky” about his work he regrets the “irreplaceable” months he missed of their younger years. If you have a child of six or eight and you miss three months of his or her life, it’s irreplaceable; you miss something. My dear wife was very understanding about it.”Attenborough said that his two children — Robert, a former bioanthropology lecturer, and…

Source: The Times June 05, 2017 23:03 UTC