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Scottish Sun
5 days ago
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- Scottish Sun
Husband of iconic children's book author leaves huge £1.3million fortune to family after his death
A will he prepared in 2020 instructed that his fortune should be handed to his family LEGEND'S LEGACY Husband of iconic children's book author leaves huge £1.3million fortune to family after his death Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) THE BELOVED husband of Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson left a £1.3m fortune to his family, it has emerged. Dr Malcolm Donaldson was a paediatric consultant and senior lecturer in child health at the University of Glasgow until his retirement. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 3 The husband of author Julia Donaldson left a £1.3million fortune to his family Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd 3 Julia's bestselling children's books include The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child Credit: Getty The university later appointed him honorary senior research fellow at its School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing. He was married to Julia, whose children's books The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child have been global best-sellers, for 52 years. He passed away aged 75 in September last year, and probate documents revealed he left an estate valued at £1,322,528. A will he prepared in 2020 instructed his fortune should be handed to his family. Julia is the author of over 184 published works and a former Children's Laureate. The Gruffalo was first published in 1999 and has sold more than 13.5m copies. The couple lived in the Glasgow suburb of Bearsden from 1987 until moving to Surrey in 2014. As a highly respected academic, Dr Donaldson wrote or contributed to more than 180 publications, papers and books. But he was also an accomplished actor, singer and guitarist who accompanied his wife to perform her songs and stories at festivals, schools, libraries and bookshops around the world. His younger patients also gave him the affectionate nickname Dr Gruffalo. Brits urged to 'look in loft' as 5 popular 90s toys could make you serious money Tributes were paid to Donaldson after his death. Axel Scheffler, who illustrated the Gruffalo books, said: 'I have known Malcolm for 30 years and always admired his enthusiasm for our books, Julia's work and children's books in general. "All this, besides being a paediatric consultant and giving lectures all over the world. "His true passion was performing with Julia on stage, playing the guitar and acting – especially his legendary suave role of the Fox in The Gruffalo. "He will be deeply missed.' The British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (BSPED) said: "His contributions will continue to resonate in the field of paediatric endocrinology and child health in the UK, Europe and beyond for many years to come. "His warmth, wisdom and gentle spirit will be deeply missed but forever remembered by all who knew him."
The Sun
5 days ago
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- The Sun
Husband of iconic children's book author leaves huge £1.3million fortune to family after his death
THE BELOVED husband of Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson left a £1.3m fortune to his family, it has emerged. Dr Malcolm Donaldson was a paediatric consultant and senior lecturer in child health at the University of Glasgow until his retirement. 3 3 The university later appointed him honorary senior research fellow at its School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing. He was married to Julia, whose children's books The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child have been global best-sellers, for 52 years. He passed away aged 75 in September last year, and probate documents revealed he left an estate valued at £1,322,528. A will he prepared in 2020 instructed his fortune should be handed to his family. Julia is the author of over 184 published works and a former Children's Laureate. The Gruffalo was first published in 1999 and has sold more than 13.5m copies. The couple lived in the Glasgow suburb of Bearsden from 1987 until moving to Surrey in 2014. As a highly respected academic, Dr Donaldson wrote or contributed to more than 180 publications, papers and books. But he was also an accomplished actor, singer and guitarist who accompanied his wife to perform her songs and stories at festivals, schools, libraries and bookshops around the world. His younger patients also gave him the affectionate nickname Dr Gruffalo. Brits urged to 'look in loft' as 5 popular 90s toys could make you serious money Tributes were paid to Donaldson after his death. Axel Scheffler, who illustrated the Gruffalo books, said: 'I have known Malcolm for 30 years and always admired his enthusiasm for our books, Julia's work and children's books in general. "All this, besides being a paediatric consultant and giving lectures all over the world. "His true passion was performing with Julia on stage, playing the guitar and acting – especially his legendary suave role of the Fox in The Gruffalo. "He will be deeply missed.' The British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (BSPED) said: "His contributions will continue to resonate in the field of paediatric endocrinology and child health in the UK, Europe and beyond for many years to come. "His warmth, wisdom and gentle spirit will be deeply missed but forever remembered by all who knew him."
Daily Mirror
6 days ago
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- Daily Mirror
Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson's husband left his family huge sum in his will after sad death
Doctor Malcolm Donaldson, the husband of The Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson, left a huge sum in his will following his passing last September Doctor Malcolm Donaldson, the husband of The Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson, left a whopping sum in his will after dying aged 75. Dr Donaldson was a paediatric consultant and senior lecturer in child health at the University of Glasgow until his retirement in 2012. Following his retirement, he was made honorary senior research fellow at its School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing. He was given the nickname 'Dr Gruffalo' by those he treated at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow. Dr Donaldson's wife is The Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson. She penned the book in 1999 and so far, it has sold a whopping 13.5 million copies. Now it has been revealed he left a huge sum to Julia and their family in his will following his death. Probate documents have revealed that Dr Donaldson left an estate, which was valued at a huge £1,322,528. His will, written in 2020, said that he wanted his estate to go to his family. At the time of his death, tributes flooded in for Dr Donaldson. The British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (BSPED) said: 'His contributions will continue to resonate in the field of paediatric endocrinology and child health in the UK, Europe and beyond for many years to come. His warmth, wisdom and gentle spirit will be deeply missed but forever remembered by all you knew him." Axel Scheffler, who illustrated the Gruffalo books, wrote in a tribute to Malcolm at the time of his death: "I have known Malcolm for 30 years and always admired his enthusiasm for our books, Julia's work and children's books in general. "All this beside being a paediatric consultant and giving lectures all over the world. His true passion was performing with Julia on stage, playing the guitar and acting – especially his legendary suave role of the Fox in The Gruffalo. He will be deeply missed." In an interview last year, Julia quipped that the Gruffalo - the main character of her most famous work - "hogged the attention". She said: "I think The Gruffalo's the one everyone has heard of, even people who haven't read the book. "To be honest, what I like is when people single out one of my other books as their favourite as I think The Gruffalo's a bit spoilt. He hogs too much of the attention really." She admitted she didn't think the book would even get published, adding: "I didn't really think it was going to get published. I had no idea. I had had quite a few rejections from other stories I'd written." Dr Donaldson was married to Julia for over five decades before his sad death in September last year.
Daily Mail
6 days ago
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- Daily Mail
Enormous amount doctor husband of Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson left to his family in his will
The late husband of Gruffalo author Julia Donaldson left a £1.3million fortune to his family, it has been revealed. Dr Malcolm Donaldson was a paediatric consultant and senior lecturer in child health at the University of Glasgow until his retirement. He died at the age of 75 on September 22. Affectionately known as Dr Gruffalo by his young patients at the city's Royal Hospital for Children, Dr Donaldson was known for his 'kindness and dedication'. He was married to the notorious children's author, whose books The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child have been global best-sellers for 52 years. Following his death, probate documents revealed he left an estate valued at £1,322,528 and a will he prepared in 2020 instructed his fortune should be handed to his family. Dr Donaldson met the award-winning author and former Children's Laureate at Bristol University in 1968, when he was studying medicine and she was studying drama and French. The couple lived in the Glasgow suburb of Bearsden from 1987 until moving to Surrey in 2014. As a highly-respected academic, Dr Donaldson wrote or contributed to more than 180 publications, papers and books. But he was also an accomplished actor, singer and guitarist who accompanied his wife to perform her songs and stories at festivals, schools, libraries and bookshops around the world. Tributes were paid to Donaldson after his death. Axel Scheffler, who illustrated the Gruffalo books, said: 'I have known Malcolm for 30 years and always admired his enthusiasm for our books, Julia's work and children's books in general. 'All this beside being a paediatric consultant and giving lectures all over the world. 'His true passion was performing with Julia on stage, playing the guitar and acting - especially his legendary suave role of the Fox in*The Gruffalo. 'He will be deeply missed.' The British Society for Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes (BSPED) said: 'His contributions will continue to resonate in the field of paediatric endocrinology and child health in the UK, Europe and beyond for many years to come. 'His warmth, wisdom and gentle spirit will be deeply missed but forever remembered by all you knew him.'
IOL News
16-07-2025
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- IOL News
Explore exciting new children's books and games this holiday season
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