Attenborough mourns granddaughter
British movie legend David Attenborough's 14-year-old granddaughter Lucy has been killed by the horrific tsunami that struck Asia on St Stephen's Day.
Oscar winner Attenborough's daughter, Jane Holland, 49, and her mother-in- law, also called Jane Holland, are both missing after the disaster hit the
Thailand resort of Phuket where the family were holidaying with Lucy's sister Alice, 17, brother Sam and the children's father Michael Holland.
Alice is being treated in hospital, but Michael and Sam escaped unhurt.
A statement from the Attenborough family back in England says: "Lord Attenborough and his wife, Sheila, have lost three members of their immediate family in the tidal wave disaster that hit the beaches of Thailand on Boxing Day morning.
"Their eldest daughter Jane is missing, as is her mother-in-law Jane Holland.
"The Attenborough's granddaughter Lucy died at the scene.
"The Holland family left their London home last week for a two- week holiday at the Thai beach resort.
"Lord Attenborough, his wife, other daughter Charlotte, and son, Michael, together with their families, ask that the news media respect their need for privacy at this terrible time."
To date, over 69,000 lives have been claimed by the tsunami in Sri Lanka, the Maldives, India, Burma, Thailand, Indonesia and Somalia.
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