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‘Extraordinarily kind’ Richard E Grant praises King Charles III for treatment of late wife
King Charles III had arranged to visit his late wife, Joan Washington, before she died from lung cancer last year.The star said in his recent memoir that the king and former prince was “extraordinarily kind”. Joan Washington was a celebrity voice coach who had trained the likes of actresses Jessica Chastain and Penelope Cruz. The actor's beloved wife sadly died last September at the age of 74. In Richard’s new memoir, A Pocketful of Happiness, he praised the new King for his unfailing kindness. He said Charles and his wife Camilla had sent long letters and also arranged to visit Joan in Highgrove House at the time. Richard, who is an ambassador of The Prince’s Trust, told the Mail On Sunday’s You Magazine: “He’s a well-documented fan of accents and The Goon Show.“As my wife was an accent coach he loved her ability to do different voices.“They were both extraordinarily kind, visiting and so on, given how busy he is.”It comes as the former Prince of Wales ascended to the throne after his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, died on Thursday in Balmoral. Richard, in the new book, went on to praise a series of other celebrities who didn’t leave his side during the grieving period. He said TV chef Nigella Lawson would personally send over comfort food for him every Sunday. Gabriel Byrne, who played an alcoholic father in Richard’s 2005 film Wah-Wah, sat for hours chatting with Joan in their Cotswold cottage.Speaking about his grief, Grant said: “Like the weather, it changes a lot every hour.Something can trigger you completely unexpectedly.Britney Spears 'cyber romance' with Prince William unearthed[LATEST]Jennifer Coolidge flaunts curves dancing at Emmys as she's cut off[PICTURES]Megan Stalter risks wardrobe malfunction in very sheer
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