Antiques Roadshow star Bunny Campione announces the death of her beloved husband

09 September 2023 , 10:51

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Antiques Roadshow star Bunny Campione announces the death of her beloved husband

Antiques Roadshow star Bunny Campione, 77, has announced the death of her husband.

The BBC star - born Carolyn Elizabeth Fisher - tied the knot with Major Iain Grahame after bumping into each other years on from first meeting. Iain was married twice before, firstly to Susan d'Esterre Curteis, daughter of Captain Sir Gerald Curteis, on 12 November 1960, then to Diana Mansfield, daughter of Captain Edward Gerard Napier Mansfield and Joan Worship Byron, on 29 August 1972.

Iain, born July 1 1932, was the son of Lewis Gretton Grahame of Claverhouse and Eira Grey Wigan and educated at the elite Eton College. He gained the rank of Major in the King's Royal Rifle Corps.

His widow Bunny has been a regular face on television since first appearing on Antiques Roadshow in 1987. Prior to beginning her television career, Bunny worked at Sotheby's for 23 years and Christie's in London before starting her own company, Campione Fine Art.

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Earlier this year, Bunny stunned BBC viewers with her valuation of what they dubbed "a creepy doll". As the Antiques Roadshow stopped off at Belmont House outside Faversham, one hopeful brought in a well-loved family item that was a French porcelain doll, affectionately named Lady Eleanor.

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The doll, who came complete with petticoats and a bonnet, caught the eye of viewers even before the true value was revealed. Giving her thoughts, Bunny asked: "I think this is the best dressed doll I've come across for a very long time. Did you play with her?"

After the doll's owner revealed she had belonged to her mother and her great-grandmother before her, Bunny went on to highlight delicate details of the doll and say: "What's so lovely about her is that she has a French body. French body means that it's a wonderful kid leather. She was a very expensive doll in her time. She was probably made in Paris. I think she's one of the earliest 1860s and her shoes - Look at her shoes! It's amazing. She's even got heels! She is wonderful. She's got what we call mohair wig, which is actually a mountain goat."

Revealing her all important valuation, Bunny then declared: ": "I'm going to stick my neck out because I think I can see her making as much as £2000."

Zoe Delaney