Veteran broadcaster Sir Michael Parkinson’s cause of death has been revealed, two weeks after he passed away peacefully at home.

The 88-year-old, who was considered the king of British chat shows, had suffered a brief illness before his passing on August 16.

His death certificate, which was registered at the Maidenhead Town Hall, shows he died of “frailty of old age”, according to the Express.

The certificate was registered on August 18 by the star’s son Michael.

In 2013, Sir Michael spoke openly about being diagnosed with prostate cancer following a routine health check. He was given the all-clear eight years ago.

Announcing his death last month, the TV legend’s family said he had died “after a brief illness” and was “in the company of his family”.

In an interview with the BBC, Sir Michael’s son said it had been difficult for the family to grieve such a high-profile person.

“You feel you can’t grieve until everyone else has,” he said.

“It’s a silly thing to say, but that’s the truth — you feel that everyone else must express what they feel about him because he meant so much to them.

“He meant so much to so many people but, actually, as a family, it’s hard.

“Your experience is overshadowed by noise and an outpouring that you feel almost that you have to step back from and allow that to happen, and allow that wave to subside.

“And then you, as a family, can remember him as a father, as a husband.”

Sir Michael interviewed some of Hollywood’s biggest names throughout his illustrious career — including Jimmy Cagney, Fred Astaire, Lauren Bacall and Ingrid Bergman.

He became a familiar face because of his intimate celebrity interviews, most notably on the BBC show Parkinson which first aired in 1971 and enjoyed a successful run until 1982.

In 1998, the chat show was revived on the BBC and proved an instant hit.

It switched from the BBC to ITV1 in 2004 and ran until 2007 — the same year Sir Michael retired from his Sunday morning Radio 2 program.

His career afforded him the opportunity to welcome boxer Muhammad Ali, sporting star David Beckham and stars like David Bowie, John Lennon and Celine Dion.

Headline-making interviews throughout his career included those with actresses Dame Helen Mirren and US star Meg Ryan.

He was knighted by the late Queen at Buckingham Palace in 2008, and said of the accolade: “I never expected to be knighted — I thought there was more chance of me turning into a Martian really.”

He had three sons with wife Mary, who he married in 1959.

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