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<blockquote data-quote="Swami" data-source="post: 78551" data-attributes="member: 13"><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>Bruce Forsyth died with family at his side, says widow</strong></span></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"></li> </ul><p></p><p><img src="https://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/660/cpsprodpb/BF82/production/_97562094_mediaitem97562093.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Image copyright Reuters</p><p>Image caption Sir Bruce was married to Lady Wilnelia for 34 years</p><p>Sir Bruce Forsyth died "quietly and in peace" with his family at his side, his widow has said.</p><p></p><p>Speaking publicly for the first time since his death, Lady Wilnelia - who was married to him for 34 years - said she nursed him for the final two weeks of his life.</p><p></p><p>The veteran entertainer <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40978576" target="_blank"><u>died aged 89</u></a> just over a week ago after a long-term illness.</p><p></p><p>Lady Wilnelia said his passing had left a "very big hole" in her life.</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11084846" target="_blank"><u>Sir Bruce's life story</u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36462828" target="_blank"><u>Life in pictures</u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/entertainment-arts-40977920" target="_blank"><u>Tributes to Sir Bruce</u></a></li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41035815" target="_blank"><u>In pictures: Fans copy Sir Bruce's pose in unusual locations</u></a></li> </ul><p>She told the <a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/bruce-forsyth-left-quietly-peace-11062214" target="_blank"><u>Sunday Mirror</u></a>: "His daughters, our son JJ and my mother Delia - who also stood by my side supporting me - were all by his side.</p><p></p><p></p><p>"He left quietly and in peace. Like everything he did, his departure was as organised and structured as his life."</p><p></p><p>She added: "His departure has left a very big hole in my life and nobody will remember him more than I.</p><p></p><p>"We have our house full of flowers, the television has not stopped dedicating special programmes and calls of solidarity have not stopped."</p><p></p><p><img src="https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/182D2/production/_97562099_37e6294d-dd88-4542-a28b-306e513f0da9.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Image copyright Reuters</p><p>Image caption Sir Bruce and Lady Wilnelia pictured at Royal Ascot in 2011</p><p>Amid the tributes to the entertainer, some fans have <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41000396" target="_blank"><u>called for a statue of the entertainer</u></a> to be erected outside a BBC building.</p><p></p><p>Sir Bruce stepped down from <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26889405" target="_blank"><u>Strictly Come Dancing in 2014.</u></a></p><p></p><p>In 2015 he had keyhole surgery after suffering two aneurysms. His health had deteriorated recently after he contracted bronchial pneumonia.</p><p></p><p>Swami</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Swami, post: 78551, member: 13"] [SIZE=6][B]Bruce Forsyth died with family at his side, says widow[/B][/SIZE] [LIST] [*] [/LIST] [IMG]https://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/660/cpsprodpb/BF82/production/_97562094_mediaitem97562093.jpg[/IMG]Image copyright Reuters Image caption Sir Bruce was married to Lady Wilnelia for 34 years Sir Bruce Forsyth died "quietly and in peace" with his family at his side, his widow has said. Speaking publicly for the first time since his death, Lady Wilnelia - who was married to him for 34 years - said she nursed him for the final two weeks of his life. The veteran entertainer [URL='http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40978576'][U]died aged 89[/U][/URL] just over a week ago after a long-term illness. Lady Wilnelia said his passing had left a "very big hole" in her life. [LIST] [*][URL='http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11084846'][U]Sir Bruce's life story[/U][/URL] [*][URL='http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-36462828'][U]Life in pictures[/U][/URL] [*][URL='http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/entertainment-arts-40977920'][U]Tributes to Sir Bruce[/U][/URL] [*][URL='http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41035815'][U]In pictures: Fans copy Sir Bruce's pose in unusual locations[/U][/URL] [/LIST] She told the [URL='http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/bruce-forsyth-left-quietly-peace-11062214'][U]Sunday Mirror[/U][/URL]: "His daughters, our son JJ and my mother Delia - who also stood by my side supporting me - were all by his side. "He left quietly and in peace. Like everything he did, his departure was as organised and structured as his life." She added: "His departure has left a very big hole in my life and nobody will remember him more than I. "We have our house full of flowers, the television has not stopped dedicating special programmes and calls of solidarity have not stopped." [IMG]https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/624/cpsprodpb/182D2/production/_97562099_37e6294d-dd88-4542-a28b-306e513f0da9.jpg[/IMG]Image copyright Reuters Image caption Sir Bruce and Lady Wilnelia pictured at Royal Ascot in 2011 Amid the tributes to the entertainer, some fans have [URL='http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41000396'][U]called for a statue of the entertainer[/U][/URL] to be erected outside a BBC building. Sir Bruce stepped down from [URL='http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26889405'][U]Strictly Come Dancing in 2014.[/U][/URL] In 2015 he had keyhole surgery after suffering two aneurysms. His health had deteriorated recently after he contracted bronchial pneumonia. Swami [/QUOTE]
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