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Timothy and Prunella were married for over 50 years (Image: Getty)
Timothy West opened up about his wife’s condition after she was diagnosed with dementia.
This comes after the news of the actor’s passing on Wednesday, November 13, which has left fans in shock. West is said to have died peacefully in his sleep, surrounded by friends and family at the age of 90.
Last year, the EastEnders star shared that he deeply misses her "companionship as my best friend" as she continues to live with dementia.
West was married to actress Prunella Scales, best known for her role as Sybil in Fawlty Towers, for more than 50 years.
In 2014, he revealed that Scales had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Following the diagnosis, the couple appeared together for six years on the Channel 4 travel programme Great Canal Journeys.
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The star admitted that he had lost his "best friend." He shared: “Now that her condition has worsened, I miss Pru’s companionship as my best friend.” West said that a “a lot of time” is spent reassuring his 91-year-old wife, who he tied the knot with in 1963, about where she is and where he is.
He added: “Pru doesn’t have much awareness of time so when she joins me in the living room, her face lights up as if we’ve been apart for days.
“The look on her face makes me realise how much I love her.”
West said his wife’s “prognosis is not that cheerful” before adding: “She seems to manage incredibly well with things, as I try to, but surely she must sometimes wonder whether she is going to be allowed to end her days in this house that has been so dear to us.
“Not recognising me hasn’t been a problem but it will come, I’m sure.”
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