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Richard E Grant has thanked all his friends and social media followers for their support since the death of his wife. The ‘Saltburn’ actor, 66, was left devastated when his dialect coach partner Joan Washington passed away aged 75 from lung cancer in September 2021. Richard, who married her in 1986 and with whom he had two children, said in a New Year message to his fans on his Instagram: “Thank you to all my friends and followers on social media for the incredible support and love I’ve felt, especially over the last two years, and I’ve been buoyed up and hovercrafted by your support and feedb...
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Richard E Grant is “still in denial” his late wife is “not here”. The Oscar-winning ‘Withnail and I’ actor, 66, revealed on Thursday (20.07.23) night his mum Leonne Esterhuysen had died aged of 93, and before the announcement also told fans in a tearful online video he was still struggling with the idea of his partner Joan Washington’s passing. He said in an Instagram clip posted earlier this week about struggling with his grief over dialect coach Joan’s death in September 2021 aged 74: “It’s my late wife’s posthumous birthday today and I have been scrolling through all our photographs of our ...
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Richard E. Grant has praised King Charles for the "profound compassion" he showed when his wife was dying. The 65-year-old actor had been married to Joan Washington for 35 years when she died of lung cancer aged 71 in September 2021 and in the weeks before her passing, the 74-year-old monarch came to visit the couple, bearing roses from his own garden and mangoes, which he knew were Joan's favourites. He told Britain's Vogue magazine: "His profound compassion was perfectly expressed when he asked to visit my wife, a few weeks before she died in 2021. He arrived at our cottage with roses from h...
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Richard E. Grant often feels "incapable" of doing anything as he grieves for his wife. The 65-year-old actor had been married to Joan Washington for 35 years when she lost a battle with lung cancer at the age of 71 in 2021 but in the days before her death, she urged him and their daughter Olivia, 34, to find a "pocketful of happiness" in each day and her optimism has now inspired the title of his new memoir. Speaking on UK TV show 'This Morning', he said: "Four days before Joan died, she said to my daughter and I 'I know that you're going to be sad but I challenge you both to try and find a po...
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Richard E. Grant takes "inexhaustible inspiration" from his late wife's health battle. The 65-year-old actor lost his wife Joan Washington in 2021, after she was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer and he has paid tribute to her on what would have been her 65th birthday. Sharing a photo of Joan on Twitter, he wrote: "Taken on her last ever birthday, 21st December - my beloved late wife Joan. "Her bravery, fortitude, resistance and acceptance of her diagnosis, are an inexhaustible inspiration. I miss her more than is measurable." Earlier this year, Richard admitted he felt like "an old turtle...
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Richard E Grant wasn't prepared for his wife's death - even though she was terminally ill. The 65-year-old actor lost his wife Joan in 2021, after she was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer, but Richard admits that he struggled to deal with the heartbreak. Speaking to the Daily Mail newspaper, Richard - who had one daughter, Olivia, with Joan - recalled: "At 7pm, her breathing slows quite suddenly. Keep repeating: ‘It’s all okay, my angel. Don’t hold on. We all love you so. So, so much.’ "After each intake of breath, the gap until the next inhalation gets longer. At 7.25, I thought that her...
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Richard E. Grant feels like "an old turtle" without his shell after his wife's death. The 64-year-old actor described his late wife Joan Washington - who died last year aged 71 following a battle with cancer - as his "compass", and admitted he is struggling to get used to life without her. Sharing a video on him on a beach on vacation on Twitter, he wrote: "Beautiful as this beach is, I feel and look like an old turtle without my shell, trying to navigate the world on my own, having lost my loving ‘compass’ called Joan." Richard also shared a video revealing some touching advice from Joan as h...
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Richard E Grant says the Duchess of Cornwall has been "very supportive" following his wife's death. The 'Everybody's Talking About Jamie' actor sadly lost his wife Joan Washington last month when she died aged 74 after a battle with lung cancer, and he revealed how helpful Camilla has been since his loss. Speaking after a reception for Camilla's 'Reading Room' initiative, he said: "The duchess knew my wife very well, who died last month. She was talking about her. She was very supportive." During the event at Clarence House - which was held to thank people for supporting her Instagram group fo...
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Prince Charles paid a secret visit to Joan Washington before her death. Richard E Grant, 64, has revealed that the heir to the British throne came to see his wife Joan in August, and although she was very ill with stage four lung cancer, she still managed to crack jokes. Writing in the Daily Mail newspaper, Richard said: "Prince Charles came to see 'The Colonel' last month, sat beside her, took her hand and said, 'It's been an absolute honour to have known you, Joan' to which she instantly quipped, 'I'm STILL here.' Which broke the ice and made all three of us cackle. Astonishingly, unlike me,...
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Prince Charles paid a secret visit to Joan Washington before her death. Richard E Grant, 64, has revealed that the heir to the British throne came to see his wife Joan in August, and although she was very ill with stage four lung cancer, she still managed to crack jokes. Writing in the Daily Mail newspaper, Richard said: "Prince Charles came to see 'The Colonel' last month, sat beside her, took her hand and said, 'It's been an absolute honour to have known you, Joan' to which she instantly quipped, 'I'm STILL here.' Which broke the ice and made all three of us cackle. Astonishingly, unlike me,...
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