The son of an eye surgeon, Monckton was educated at Gresham's School (where he learnt to play the organ), and Magdalen College, Oxford (where he held a choral scholarship and read English). Graduating from Oxford in 1976 he attended a Law School in Guildford, Surrey.
Monckton, son of an eye surgeon, received his education at Gresham's School, where he learned to play the organ, and Magdalen College, Oxford, where he held a choral scholarship and studied English. He graduated from Oxford in 1976 and then attended a Law School in Guildford, Surrey.