Chris Tarrant's mother's home raided after her death He was very upset. I just said to him it must have been particularly difficult since the house would have had a lot of memories for him too - he did live there for a few years too. Joan was a lovely lady and she was a fighter till the very end. She was an amazing woman with a lot of strength. It's outrageous what those burglars did, especially since it was coming up to the funeral itself. Thames Valley Police said they were called out nine days after Mrs Tarrant died. The burglars have not been caught. Mr Tarrant, whose father Basil died seven years ago, recently researched his family for the Channel 5 show War Hero In My Family. He discovered his father had killed German soldiers on night patrol in Kleve, between Germany and the Netherlands. He said at the time: "The death of parents gives you perspective. Now I know my greatest achievements are my children. There's no gong, media success or a million-quid cheque that beats that. Mr Tarrant, who is in a relationship with Jane Bird, has two children from his first marriage and two with his ex-wife Ingrid.