Sean Connery's widow reveals actor's last wish to have ashes scattered in his home country of Scotland
The widow of Sean Connery has revealed the actor's dying wish.
Micheline Roquebrune told the Scottish Mail that before the James Bond star's death last month, he had requested for his ashes to be scattered across his native Scotland and in the Bahamas, where he had lived after retiring.
"He wanted his ashes to be scattered in the Bahamas and also in his homeland," she told the outlet. "Whenever it is possible and safe to travel again, then it is the family's intention to return to Scotland with him."
Sean Connery died peacefully in his sleep on October 31. Getty
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Roquebrune, Connery's wife of 45 years, also shared that a memorial service for the legendary actor will take place in his birth country. Although no plans are concrete as yet due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Roquebrune, a French artist, also revealed that her late husband would be cremated at a private service in the Caribbean island at a later date.
"We would like to organise a memorial service for him in Scotland -- that is our hope. But we cannot say when this will happen exactly," she said.
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Sean Connery and his Wife Micheline Roquebrune attend a premiere in London, 1990 circa. Getty
It was on October 31 that Connery died peacefully in his sleep surrounded by family at his home in the Bahamas. He was 90. It's believed the actor was ill in the years leading up to his death, with Roquebrune revealing he struggled with dementia.
"It was no life for him," she told the Mail on Sunday following his death. "It took its toll on him. He was not able to express himself latterly. At least he died in his sleep and it was just so peaceful. I was with him all the time and he just slipped away. It was what he wanted."
Connery is survived by Roquebrune, whom he married in 1975; his son by ex-wife Diane Cilento, actor Jason Connery; and a grandson from Jason's marriage to actress Mia Sara. The Bond star was married to Australian actress Cilento from 1962. The couple divorced in 1973 and Cilento died in 2011.
