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Sir Sean Connery was in 'discomfort with terrible dementia' 2 years before death

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Sir Sean Connery had been in "discomfort with terrible dementia" in the two years leading up to his death. The James Bond icon died aged 90 in the Bahamas at the weekend as his family opened up the star had been "ill for some time".

On reflection, Sir Jackie Stewart, 81, divulged his actor pal had been "in a very large discomfort" for the last two years of his life.

Having seen him not long before his death, the F1 driver lamented it was a "sad sight" to see his friend struggling with "terrible illness" dementia.

He told Good Morning Britain on Monday: "It is a great loss and sadly he spent more than two years in a very large discomfort. "Dementia is a terrible illness.

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