Michael Palin's wife Helen has sadly passed away after suffering with chronic pain and kidney failure.
The couple had been married for 57 years before Helen's tragic death.
Actor and comedian Michael confirmed the heartbreaking news in a statement on his official website on Tuesday, writes The Mirror.
The 79-year-old said that his beloved wife had passed in the early hours of the morning.
In the devastating post, the Monty Python star said that the family will be forever lost without their beloved mother.
The actor, who has three children with Helen, Thomas, 54, William, 52, and Rachel, 48, said that she was his 'childhood sweetheart', and revealed that she had been suffering with chronic pain for a number of years.
Helen was then diagnosed with kidney failure before her death.
The pair first met when they were just 16-years-old and went on to tie the knot in 1966 when they reached their early twenties.
And just last month, they marked their 57th wedding anniversary.
Announcing the news, Michael penned: "My dearest wife Helen died peacefully in the early hours of Tuesday morning," the actor began.
"She had been suffering with chronic pain for several years, which was compounded a few years ago by a diagnosis of kidney failure.
"We first met on a summer holiday on the Suffolk coast when we were both sixteen and we married in our early twenties. Two and a half weeks ago we celebrated our 57th wedding anniversary.
"Her death is an indescribable loss for myself, our three children and four grandchildren.
"Helen was the bedrock of my life. Her quietly wise judgment informed all my decisions and her humour and practical good sense was was at the heart of our life together.
"The family ask that their privacy be respected at this time."
Last year, Michael opened up about Helen's chronic pain battle.
At that time, he said that Helen had been moved out of the home they had shared for 50 years and into respite care.
Helen had sadly not been responding to medication for her chronic pain and she was moved to help her 'manage' her symptoms.
"I don't think you can cure it, but they will help her manage it. It's such a bore. She was so active and still is mentally. But the body is declining. We live life with our fingers crossed," Michael told the Telegraph.
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