Dame Judi Dench emotional after late husband’s watch restored by The Repair Shop
ok.co.ukDame Judi Dench has said having her late husband’s pocketwatch repaired and engraved with his initials by The Repair Shop team was “more than she could possibly hope for”.The veteran actress had the sentimental item mended as part of a special live session of the BBC One programme held at the Edinburgh TV Festival.
Before the 87 year old appeared on stage, a video tape was played which showed her presenting the team with the pocketwatch, which she had given to her late husband, actor Michael Williams, in 1972 – one year after they married.
Dame Judi told furniture restorer and programme host Jay Blades that she had given Williams the watch while they were starring in a play together and that he had used it during the production.
She said that afterwards he carried it in his pocket and “treasured it” before he died from lung cancer in 2001 at the age of 65, after they had been married for just under 30 years.The actress described her late husband as “wonderful” and said it would be “lovely” if she could hear the pocketwatch work again as a reminder of the times they shared.
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