On 26 December 2004, the couple's elder daughter, 49-year-old Mrs Jane Holland, along with her mother-in-law Audrey Holland, 81, and Attenborough's 15-year-old granddaughter, Lucy, were killed when a tsunami caused by the Indian Ocean earthquake struck Khao Lak, Thailand, where they were on holiday [REF].
A service was held on 8 March 2005 and Attenborough read a lesson at the national memorial service on 11 May 2005.