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Michael Palin issues sad update on end-of-life preparations after wife’s death

Sir Michael Palin said he has made end-of-life preparations as he opened up about the death of his wife, Helen Gibbins.

Speaking to On the Couch with Marie Curie, a charity from which Gibbins received care, the Monty Python star, 82, revealed he has made a will and his children "know where to find what they need to find should I die."

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