Dame Barbara Windsor has been praised for her charity work ahead of her funeral on Friday. The EastEnders actress died at the age of 83 in December following a decline in health amid living with dementia.
The Carry On icon was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2014 and with the support of husband Scott Mitchell went public with her condition in 2018.
Throughout her final years, Dame Barbara was open about her condition and along with Scott campaigned to raise awareness for the disease, famously visiting 10 Downing Street for a meeting with Prime Minister Boris Johnson in 2019.
The couple even raised £4million through the London Marathon in a bid to aid research into the disease. Speaking to The Sun, Kate Lee, CEO of Alzheimer’s
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