Dr Hilary Jones announces sad death live on ITV's Lorraine

Dr Hilary Jones returned to ITV's Lorraine and revealed his beloved mum Noreen has died, aged 97. The TV doctor shared the sad news as he joined show host Lorraine Kelly in the studio on Tuesday (February 27).

Hilary, 70, said: "We were celebrating her wonderful life. She was 97 years old, she was a kind, generous, very knowledgeable and wonderful woman. She was a remarkable woman."

He added: "We just got together and celebrated some of the happy times. It was a fabulous day, just remembering all the caring she gave. She was skilled in antiques, being a nurse, she was a great mother, grandmother and great grandmother as well. We had the opportunity to get together and to celebrate her life."

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Lorraine, 63, told her friend and co-star that she was "so sorry" and said "that’s lovely, a life well lived," before recalling Noreen’s appearance on the ITV programme a few years ago to promote her memoir on the ITV programme.

‘She started her TV career at 93,’ Dr Hilary joked. The book, named Noggy after her nickname, detailed her experiences growing up through World War Two.

Lorraine joked she was "much sharper" than son Hilary and asked Noreen how she stayed young. The author replied: "I'm very interested in gardening, horticulture, outside. I like to go out every day, stay active. I belong to a horticultural group, I belong to another group which meets for conversation to help people who are lonely.

"I think it's very important to do something with somebody else everyday. I always have a project list." And Dr Hilary said his mum remained so popular because