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Aylesbury-based daughter of war reporter Terry Lloyd retraces final moments before he was killed by Americans in Iraq
Chelsey Lloyd with Mark Austin in Iraq and below, her father Terry
Chelsey Lloyd, who lives in Fairford Leys, flew out to the country with her father’s former colleague, ITV News anchor Mark Austin, for tonight’s (Thursday’s) documentary Who Killed My Dad? – The Death of Terry Lloyd.
Mr Lloyd was killed 10 years ago by American gunfire in southern Iraq while he was in a makeshift ambulance, having already been hurt in an exchange of fire between Iraqi and US troops.
An inquest found that the 50 year old, who lived in Cuddington, had been ‘unlawfully killed’ by the Americans but no charges have ever been brought against the soldiers.
Chelsey, 31, told The Bucks Herald that she found making the documentary a ‘cathartic and positive experience’.
She said: “I made my peace with Iraq and in a way, wish I could do it all again.”
Accompanied by Mr Austin and cameraman Daniel Demoustier – who was driving the vehicle carrying Mr Lloyd when they were initially fired upon – Chelsey returned to the scene where her father died on March 22, 2003.
“I was surprised at how peaceful I felt – I didn’t expect that. I was calm and took time to gather my thoughts and emotions.
“It was the first time I’d visited Iraq or any war-torn country. I didn’t feel my safety was compromised once.
“However, you are quickly reminded that the country is volatile. We filmed at a site where the year before 72 people had been killed in a bomb blast.”
Chelsey, a former pupil of Lord Williams in Thame, Haddenham Middle School and Cuddington First School, said the support of Mr Lloyd’s former ITV colleagues had been invaluable.
“They are a great comfort as they can tell me stories about dad that I would otherwise not have known.
“Mark was able to reassure me that dad was on top of the world when he last spoke to him.”
Chelsey, who helps produce ITV’s Lorraine show, still vividly remembers the day she found out her father had gone missing.
“We waited all day at mum’s house with no news so I left at about 10pm that evening.
“Another call came as I’d literally walked through my front door. Mum couldn’t speak so I had to say it for her.
“‘He’s dead isn’t he? Just say it’.
“‘I can’t’, she said.
“I turned around on the spot and raced back to the family home in Cuddington.”
Who Killed My Dad? – The Death of Terry Lloyd airs on ITV tonight (Thursday) at 10.35pm.
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