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A ‘ beacon’ for all sufferers of Alzheimer’s

- By Hanna Geissler

DAME Barbara Windsor and husband Scott Mitchell campaigned to help others with dementia after she revealed her diagnosis in 2018.

The star was nervous about going public, but Scott said afterwards “there was such an incredible reaction of love and support”.

Speaking in a video filmed at her home in 2018, Dame Barbara called on Britons to “make a stand against dementia”.

She and Scott became the faces of Dementia Revolution – a joint campaign between Alzheimer’s Research UK and Alzheimer’s Society – as Charity of the Year for the 2019 London Marathon.

It raised a record- breaking £ 4million for the Dementia Research Institute.

Kate Lee, chief executive of Alzheimer’s Society, said that Dame Barbara “shone like a beacon for others affected by dementia”.

She said what the couple achieved for the cause “has been truly awe- inspiring”.

Last year they delivered a letter to Boris Johnson signed by 100,000 people, asking for better provision for dementia.

At the end of their chat, Dame Barbara said to the PM: “Can I have a kiss?”

No 10 said yesterday ministers had committed to “significan­tly” increasing dementia research funding.

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Dame Barbara and husband Scott Mitchell

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