Sir Clement Freud, the British writer, broadcaster and former Liberal MP, has died, his family announced today.
He died at his desk yesterday at his home in London, nine days short of his 85th birthday.
A frequent contributor to BBC Radio 4's Just a Minuteshow, he was a grandson of the famous psychologist Sigmund Freud.
His five children include the PR businessman Matthew Freud and TV presenter Emma Freud. His brother is the painter Lucian Freud.