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Barbara Windsor’s widower says Alzheimer’s ‘robs you of loved ones’

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Willix, P. (2026, September 21). Barbara Windsor’s widower says Alzheimer’s ‘robs you of loved ones’. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/barbara-windsor-scott-mitchell-alzheimers-disease-alzheimer-boris-johnson-b1297831.html

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Scott Mitchell, widower of actress Barbara Windsor who died from Alzheimer’s in 2020 at age 83, marked World Alzheimer’s Day by calling for increased funding and research to find a cure for the disease. Describing Alzheimer’s as “something I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy,” he emphasizes his campaign aims to honor his wife's legacy through initiatives like The Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Goals programme and The Barbara Alliance. Mitchell urges collaboration among researchers, policymakers, and caregivers to accelerate progress in diagnosis, treatment, and ultimately finding a cure for dementia.

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On September 21, which is World Alzheimer's Day, David Mitchell, the widower of actress Barbara Windsor, spoke out about his late wife’s struggle with Alzheimer’s disease. Windsor was diagnosed in 2014 and passed away at age 83 in 2020. Mitchell emphasized that dementia robs people of their loved ones in an incredibly painful manner and urged for more funding, research, and trials to find better diagnostic tools and treatments for the disease.

He highlighted his personal experience caring for Barbara and described it as a “painful journey.” Mitchell has established initiatives such as The Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Goals programme and The Barbara Alliance, which he considers his late wife's "second legacy." These efforts aim to raise awareness about Alzheimer’s and support ongoing research.

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The EastEnders and Carry On actress was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2014 and died in 2020 aged 83. asserted

actress → carry → 2020

To mark World Alzheimer’s Day, on September 21, he has now called for support to find a cure for the disease. “I don’t do this as a way of making myself look good, I do this as a passion. asserted

I → mark → passion

It comes from the pain that I saw my late wife, Barbara, go through and the pain that I remember going through myself,” Scott said. asserted

Scott → come → myself

“Alzheimer’s dementia is something I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy. asserted

I → wish → enemy

It robs you of your loved ones in the most painful way possible.” asserted

It → rob → way

Mitchell has said campaigning for dementia research is what motivates him, and has called The Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Goals programme and The Barbara Alliance his late wife’s “second legacy”. asserted

what → say → him

He also expressed his desire for support to work towards finding better diagnostics, treatments and eventually a cure for dementia. asserted

support → express → dementia

“On this World Alzheimer’s Day, as someone who has cared for a loved one and seen the painful journey that people go through caring for a loved one with dementia I urge everyone involved to get more funding, more research, more trials,” he said. asserted

he → care → funding

“We need to stop pretending it’s not happening; it’s the biggest killer in this country but we can find a cure. asserted

we → need → cure

It is not inevitable as we age and we can see the progress being made with preventative clinical trials now recruiting as well as drugs which are able to slow the disease’s progression. asserted

which → age → progression

“Let everyone involved who can do something about this awful disease get together and make change now. asserted

who → let → change

This has gone on for far too long.” asserted

This → go → ?

Mitchell and Windsor, who were married for 20 years, campaigned for awareness of the condition together and in 2019 they delivered a letter to then prime minister Boris Johnson, calling on him to address the “devastating state” of dementia care. asserted

they → marry → care

Mitchell then launched the Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Mission to develop innovative research tools and increase the number and speed of clinical trials in dementia and neurodegeneration. asserted

Mitchell → launch → dementia

Alzheimer’s is described as the most common cause of dementia, which is the name for a group of symptoms associated with an ongoing decline of brain function, according to the NHS website. It is a “progressive condition” that can affect memory, thinking skills and other mental abilities, with symptoms developing gradually over many years and which often become more severe. uncertain

which → describe → years

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