Always in their hearts. Damian Lewis paid tribute to his late wife, Helen McCrory, while speaking about her involvement in the annual Soccer Aid charity tournament in England.
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Helen McCrory's life has been celebrated at a star-studded memorial, one year after her shock death. The 52-year-old actress passed away in 2021 after a secret battle with breast cancer and stars including Benedict Cumberbatch. Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes, and Keeley Hawes came together with her husband Damian Lewis, 51, and children Manon, 15 and Gulliver, 14, this week, to celebrate her life.
The memorial was held at St Paul’s Church in London’s Covent Garden and a family guest told the Daily Mail newspaper: "It was absolutely wonderful, and Damian was fantastic in arranging it despite his grief. Gully played the guitar and Manon read and all the other actors who acted with her, and of course the director of her first play in the National, was here. "We knew that she had been ill for a very long time.
Battled her way through it, 'Peaky Blinders', other plays. She only had one arm – the operation had cut the nerve. "And at the end of it she died at home with Damian and everybody around her just [arranging] everything, including this [the memorial].
" Another attendee added: "It was just the most beautiful memorial. It was very touching. Speechless.
" The service featured Beethoven’s 'Ode to Joy' and the hymn 'Guide me, O thou Great Redeemer'. Manon delivered a reading, and Gulliver played the guitar. A reading on her 'leading men', Maya Angelou’s poem, 'Touched by an Angel', Bob Dylan’s 'To Be Alone with You' and a film called 'In Her Own Words' were all featured in the service.
Always in their hearts. Damian Lewis paid tribute to his late wife, Helen McCrory, while speaking about her involvement in the annual Soccer Aid charity tournament in England.
Damien Lewis has shared the sweet signs in which his late wife, Helen McCrory is still with him a year on from her death. The legendary Peaky Blinders actress died in April 2021 age 52, following a battle with cancer. The Homeland actor appeared on Good Morning Britain and admitted that his late wife is “much, much missed” as she was a “fabulous human.” Damien, 51 told Kate Garraway and Ben Shephard that he feels his wife is “with us” in many ways, including in the upcoming Soccer Aid.
Damian Lewis remembered his late wife Helen McCrory during an interview on “Good Morning Britain” Thursday.
Damian Lewis has remembered his late wife Helen McCrory, saying she is “much, much missed”. Acclaimed actress McCrory died in April 2021 aged 52 following a battle with cancer. Stars including Helena Bonham Carter, Matthew Macfadyen and his wife Keeley Hawes were pictured attending a memorial service held for her in May this year.
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Damian Lewis has handed a CBE in the Queen's birthday honours List, recognising his charity work with his late wife Helen McCrory. Damian, 51, was handed the royal honour during the Queen's Platinum Jubilee for his services to drama and charity.The actor said he and his late wife Helen were “thrilled” with the honour. Helen was 52 when she died in April last year, following a battle with breast cancer.
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Helen McCrory's family and friends were out in force on Friday as they celebrated her life at a moving memorial in London’s Covent Garden, just one year on from her tragic death. A wealth of famous faces were among those at the service, including Benedict Cumberbatch, Eddie Redmayne and Keeley Hawes, as they commemorated the life of such a much loved staple of stage and screen.
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