Sir David Frost has died

Tributes have been paid to the veteran broadcaster Sir David Frost who has died at the age of 74. It's believed he suffered a heart attack while on board the Queen Elizabeth cruise ship, which left Southampton yesterday, on a 10-day Mediterranean cruise to Civitavecchia (Rome).

Sir David Frost receiving his honorary degree in Winchester in 2009.

Sir David was aged 74 and was born in Tenterden in Kent and grew up in Gillingham and attended the local grammar school. At Cambridge University he became part of the famous Footlights Drama Society. His first TV job was with ITV.