‘It was the only way to get through it’: Sophie Raworth reflects on coping with grief and her mother’s challenging diagnosis

Sophie Raworth attends The RHS Chelsea Flower Show at Royal Hospital Chelsea .

Sophie Raworth has had a difficult few years, dealing with the death of her father, and also of her dear friend George Alagiah.

Around the time her dad's health deteriorated, the presenter's mother was diagnosed with bowel cancer and normal pressure hydrocephalus.