Judith Chalmers, presenter of TV series Wish You Were Here, dies aged 90

Family says host of more than 500 episodes of travel show leaves behind ‘giant suitcase of the happiest memories’

The TV presenter Judith Chalmers, who spent almost three decades persuading British people to go on holiday as the host of Wish You Were Here … ?, has died at the age of 90 after living with Alzheimer’s in her final years.

Her family said she died peacefully at home on Thursday, surrounded by “the family she loved so much”, after becoming ill in recent weeks. They added that she would be greatly missed but left behind “a giant suitcase of the happiest memories”.