Personal Life
Simpson married twice. He had a son, Jack, and a daughter, Kate, with his first wife. His second wife was Juliet Bremner, a television journalist 20 years his junior. They married in 1996. Simpson's nickname amongst family and friends was "Mr Grumpy".
Simpson liked motor racing and sports cars. At the time of his death he owned an MG from the early 1960s which he had recently rebuilt.
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