Born in 1997, Alec King was raised by his mother, a single parent, in Northamptonshire. Now based in
London, the model, public speaker and photographer has worked for the BBC, Chanel 4 and MTV
Alec lost his grandfather before he was able to meet him, but he experienced the loss secondhand
through his mother. Alec feels a connection to his grandfather through certain items of his which
have been handed down, such as a vintage safari hat. He also lost his great aunt in 2002, a
confrontation with mortality which changed his views on death and helped him learn how to
navigate his emotions
“Funeral poverty is a thing and it’s something that I’ve seen not necessarily through my family’s
eyes, but I’ve seen [it in] my hometown [where] people can’t afford funerals.”
