Joseph and Ranulph Fiennes promote new TV show Sir Ranulph, 80, discussed the condition while shooting their latest travel series together in Canada. The pair retraced the steps of Sir Ran’s 1971 Headless Valley Expedition, having previously joined forces in 2019 to revisit his 1969 hovercraft expedition of The Nile. Related articles David Attenborough heartbreak after losing beloved wife Jane Oriel Louis Theroux 'very sad' as he breaks silence on death of adult star Kagney He led the North American expedition in the early 70s across the north-west territory where much of it can only be accessed by air, water or a long trek.

And even now, much of the area is still unexplored. Joseph was speaking to Sir Ran in an interview ahead of the launch of Fiennes: Return to the Wild which airs on National Geographic on Sunday, 26 May at 8pm. He said: “This particular expedition, a journey reflecting back on your visit back 50 years ago in Canada revealed something, which I thought was you were very brave at telling - which was the condition of Parkinson's.

“And it's not easy – it’s very brave to talk about it. I think maybe in doing it allows other people that are dealing with this condition to face the hard truths and I think for you to champion that that discussion was incredibly brave and important thing to do.” Now 80 years old, retracing these steps with his younger third cousin now takes place predominantly by car along the journey.

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