Antiques Roadshow legend lies on kitchen floor for 20 hours before police rescue

Antiques Roadshow legend Henry Sandon spent 20 hours in agony on his kitchen floor after collapsing at home.

By The Newsroom

Published 8th May 2019, 10:42 BST

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Antiques Roadshow expert Henry Sandon pictured receiving his OBE. Picture: SWNS

The 90-year-old former presenter fell over on April 30 and was left stranded.

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His son John Sandon is also an expert in glassware and antiques and has regularly appeared on Antiques Roadshow.

His contribution was honoured after the Henry Sandon Hall at the Worcester Royal Porcelain Museum was named after him.

In 2000, he was voted Antiques Personality of the Year and in 2008 was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for his services to broadcasting, the ceramics industry, and to charity.

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