Editing David Irving (section)

==Personal life==
In 1961, while living in [[Francoist Spain|Spain]], Irving met and married a Spaniard, María del Pilar Stuyck. They have four children.<ref name="Craig"/> They divorced in 1981. In 1992, Irving began a relationship with a Danish model, Bente Hogh. They have a daughter, born in 1994.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1511329/Irvings-girlfriend-is-left-homeless-and-bitter.html |title=Irving's girlfriend is left homeless and bitter |date=24 February 2006 |last=Tweedie |first=Neil |work=The Telegraph |archive-date=31 December 2017 |access-date=3 April 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231212226/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1511329/Irvings-girlfriend-is-left-homeless-and-bitter.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Irving's daughter Josephine suffered from schizophrenia.<ref name=judgement1>{{cite web|title=Judgment has been passed. So how do you feel about being labelled as a racist now, Mr Irving?|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/judgment-has-been-passed-so-how-do-you-feel-about-being-labelled-as-a-racist-now-mr-irving-281034.html|newspaper=The Independent|date=15 April 2000|first=Julia|last=Stewart|access-date=31 October 2020|archive-date=7 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107094930/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/judgment-has-been-passed-so-how-do-you-feel-about-being-labelled-as-a-racist-now-mr-irving-281034.html|url-status=live}}</ref> She was involved in a car crash in 1996 which resulted in her having to have both of her legs amputated. In September 1999, at the age of 32, she died by suicide by throwing herself out of a window of her central London flat.<ref>{{cite web|title=David Irving: Controversial scholar|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/709012.stm|website=BBC News|date=11 April 2000}}</ref> One of the wreaths sent to her funeral contained a card which stated, "Truly a merciful death, [[Philipp Bouhler]] and friends".<ref name=judgement1 /> The reference to Bouhler was a reference to the Nazi who was in charge of Hitler's [[Aktion T4|euthanasia programme]].<ref name=judgement1 /> Irving described it as a "very cruel taunt".<ref name=judgement1 />

Irving's twin brother has changed his name to avoid being associated with him.<ref name="Independent Duff 2006" />

===Illness===
In February 2024, Irving's family announced that he had fallen ill while in Florida in the United States in October 2023 and "has been in declining health ever since", had been hospitalised for two months, and has returned to England but requires "round-the-clock care". The statement also says "It is with sadness that we must accept that David is now unable to engage in his life's work".<ref name="ill">"It is with sadness that we must accept that David is now unable to engage in his life's work".{{cite web |title=Beyond History: Supporting David Irving in His Greatest Challenge |url=https://irvingbooks.com/blog/support-david-irving/ |website=Irving Books |date=5 February 2024 |publisher=David Irving |access-date=22 February 2024 |archive-date=27 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240327024804/https://irvingbooks.com/blog/support-david-irving/ |url-status=live }}</ref>