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, was educated 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.