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Sir Michael Palin, 81, reveals his regret over leaving late wife Helen Gibbins to 'look after herself' while he jetted off to film travel documentaries


The mother of their three children - Thomas, 56, William, 53, and Rachel, 49 - had been suffering chronic pain for several years and then developed kidney failure.

The mother of their three children — Thomas, 56, William, 53, and Rachel, 49 — had been suffering chronic pain for several years and then developed kidney failure (pictured 2009) Sir Michael revealed he left the BBC after 23 years when he grew ‘frustrated’ with the network’s ‘controlling’ behaviour and editing style for his shows. Over a year since his agonising loss, Michael told how he likes to see her belongings around their home as it reminds him of the time they spend together, with the star adding that it's the reason he will never move.

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