Alice Evans has claimed she wasn’t invited to her late father’s funeral, as she paid tribute to her brother Tony on what she called his ‘heavenly birthday’ on Tuesday.
The actress, 57, has had a traumatic time after she shared the news of her father David’s passing in March, just six months after her brother Tony died at the age of 55.
Now, Alice has shared on Instagram that her beloved father had been cremated, and she was not offered the chance to attend, with only ‘extended family and friends’ invited to give speeches in his honour.
She added that the news would have ‘finished’ her beloved brother, as she shared a gallery of snaps of herself with him.
It comes after Alice suffered another blow as her ex-husband Ioan Gruffudd secured a huge win in their bitter court battle, as a judge ruled that a domestic violence restraining order against her will be renewed for five years.
Alice wrote: ‘Bro…. I am a mess. I came here to wish you your first heavenly birthday, April 21st, 2026. You would have turned 56.
Alice Evans has claimed she wasn’t invited to her late father’s funeral, as she paid tribute to her brother Tony on what she called his ‘heavenly birthday’ on Tuesday
The actress has had a traumatic time after she shared the news of her beloved father David’s passing in March (pictured)
‘I’ve spent hours looking at pictures to find the ones I think will most represent you and I have lost my mind.
‘I miss you!! I miss you so much! I miss our daily talks and texts!
‘How am I supposed to go on living without you? That’s all.
‘The girls miss you too – massively. You stood right up as a father figure to them and then suddenly you were gone. Please know this – they know how much you loved them. They really do.
‘To everyone: grief sucks. Early loss sucks. We need to be nice to each other. Kindness is the only way.
‘Bro – our Dad was cremated on Friday. None of his children were invited. Speeches were made by extended family and friends.
‘I’m SO GLAD you didn’t have to know that. So so glad. You are the most empathetic person I have ever met ave that would have finished you. I will love you for ever and ever and ever. Sis.’
Alice had previously shared she was in a ‘dark hole’ after losing both her father and her brother.
Sharing a gallery of snaps of her late brother (seen third right with his family), Alice revealed their beloved late father had been cremated
She shared a lengthy caption revealing she did not attend her late father’s funeral, and instead ‘extended family and friends’ spoke in his honour
In March, Alice shared the heartbreaking news that her beloved brother Tony had passed away (he is pictured with her on her wedding day)
She also shared a selection of snaps with her brother from their childhood on Instagram, writing that their father’s funeral would have ‘finished him’
Revealing she managed to make it out the house for drinks with her cousin this week she penned: ‘Was really great to be able to talk about my Dad and my brother with somebody who really knew them. Love you so much Steph.
‘I just wanted to post because yes – I am in a bit of a dark hole at the moment but holy smokes – your messages have completely blown me away. I am so grateful, so humbled, so -almost speechless, really, by your kind and beautiful words.’
The star explained she is trying her best to respond to everyone amid her grief.
She continued: ‘I just want everyone who messaged me to please know that your words meant THE WORLD to me and have really helped me through the horror of these past six months.
‘The girls and I are quite isolated from family and we’ve taken so many blows… please know how much I love my instagram family who DM’d me and those who texted and emailed me even though we haven’t been in contact recently.
‘I feel so lucky. Honestly, you are all getting us through it and I will never stop being grateful to you all.’
She concluded: ‘Apologies if this sounds maudlin or overly emotional – I am just genuinely overwhelmed by the kindness of humans. Thank you a million times. I love you all so much.’
Alice revealed her father had died earlier this month as she posted a gallery of images of her father with her late mother during their younger years, and paid tribute to him for ‘teaching her how to laugh’ and ‘not care what people think.’
His death came six months after Alice revealed that her beloved brother Tony had passed away, sharing that he’d endured his own hardship.
Calling Tony her ‘best friend,’ she also paid tribute to him for being a ‘beloved uncle’ to her two daughters.
She wrote: ‘I can’t believe I’m writing this. On Thursday, at 6.42pm, our beloved Tone left this earth.
‘My brother, my best friend, the most incredible husband to Rachel, and beloved Uncle Tone to my girls who became so close to him in these past few years thanks to the wonders of face time.
‘Tony was the kindest, most loyal, funniest, warm person I could have ever hoped to have had as a sibling. He will leave a gaping hole in the lives of me and the girls, that I have no idea how I will fill.
‘Rachel, you are the strongest person I know and this week has been hell for all of us but especially you. You are the most caring, beautiful person and my sister forever. You and Tone were meant for each other. I have never met another couple so in love and so dedicated. It’s just unthinkable that your story has to end here.
‘Tone – I don’t remember life without you in it and I have no idea how to even go about trying. RIP my beautiful, perfect brother.’
In the wake of Tony’s passing, Alice shared that she was ‘overwhelmed’ with grief, while she and her daughters remained ‘in limbo’ waiting to travel back to the UK for her brother’s final farewell.
She wrote on Instagram Stories: ‘Just to say thank you so very much for all the incredible messages about the passing of my brother’.
‘I’m in a bit of a dark place at the moment. There has been a hold-up in proceedings and the girls and I are dying to get back and hold our family members and to be able to say goodbye to my favourite man in the world,’
‘But sometimes things take longer than expected and the whole family feels like we’re in some sort of limbo’.
She continued: ‘If I haven’t managed to reply to your message, please know that it doesn’t mean I didn’t read or appreciate it. Your message have literally kept me going these past 3 weeks’.
‘It just means I’m a little overwhelmed and torn up with grief and I’m not managing my time very well’.
Before adding: ‘I love you all so much and so very, very grateful for your support’.
Last month, Alice’s trial with ex Ioan also came to an end, with the actor securing huge win having his domestic violence restraining order against her renewed for a further five years.
During the trial, Alice remained calm and subdued as Judge Michael Convey announced his decision, while Fantastic Four star Ioan sitting at the opposite end of a long table, also displayed little emotion. Neither wanted to comment to the Daily Mail after the ruling.
On the opening days of their trial, Ioan recounted a years-long campaign of online harassment and abuse waged by Alice, targeting him and his new wife, Australian actress Bianca Wallace, 33, which led them to seek and win a three-year restraining order against Alice in 2022.
Alice shared the devastating news of her ‘incredible’ sibling’s passing after suffering years of health battles in September
Alice confessed on the witness stand to bombarding social media sites with denigrating and false posts about her former spouse and his new wife and offered apologies to both Ioan and Bianca.
She told the court how ‘ashamed and regretful’ she was – and assured Judge Convey that her online trash-talking was a thing of the past.
But Judge Convey did not buy her attempts at contrition, citing the ‘multiple’ times she violated the original restraining order, which called for her to stay 100 feet away from Ioan and Bianca and not to post negative comments about them online.
The judge granted the Welsh actor’s request to renew the restraining order, and in a 75-minute summing up of the evidence presented over seven days of trial, he told Alice on Wednesday that she had carried out a ‘concerted, focused, intentional and caustic campaign of denigration’ aimed at Ioan and Bianca.
Alice’s ‘threats of force and intimidation… caused Ioan to fear for his and Bianca’s physical safety,’ he said. Her ‘pattern of abuse’ isolated him from his children. ‘Her vow to ‘dedicate her life to fighting him’ and ruin his career threatened his ability to provide for his children.’
Ioan and Alice split in early 2021 and went through a messy divorce that was finalised in 2023. Since then, they have been in a bitter fight over money and their daughters, Ella, 16, and Elsie, 12.
In April last year, Ioan married Bianca, who gave birth to their daughter, Mila, in November.