Brucie widow: I’m where I feel closest to his spirit
Xmas Puerto Rico pilgrimage
Wilnelia and Bruce were married for 34 years she will be without the Strictly host, who died in August at the age of 89.
A friend close to her said: “Winnie is with her loved ones in Puerto Rico. This is a place where she has many happy memories of her and Bruce. Until comparatively recently, Winnie and Bruce would spend most Christmases there.
“It was the norm until he became too infirm to get on a plane. He absolutely adored the place.”
Weeks after he died, Lady Wilnelia, 60, flew out to the island to help with the recovery effort following the devastation left by Hurricane Maria.
Speaking about the fundraising drive on a charity website, she said: “After I suffered the greatest loss of my life, the loss of my beloved husband Bruce, I retreated to Puerto Rico where I was born, and where Bruce and I shared such happy times, to grieve and to honour him. I felt it would be very healing to have the support of my family and our many friends on the island.”
Having witnessed the full force of Hurricane Maria, she said: “This was the most terrifying experience of my life.”
The Sunday Mirror has made a donation to her appeal. You too can donate at justgiving. com/fundraising/wilneliaforsyth-puerto-rico-appeal
halina.watts@sundaymirror.co.uk