Dubliner Helen Wogan, the wife of the late TV veteran Terry Wogan, has died after a “fantastic life”, her son has announced.
Mark Wogan said he hoped his mother and father were “sharing a vodka martini and hoping we don’t make too much of [a] fuss”.
Announcing the news on Instagram, Mark Wogan shared a video featuring pictures of his mother and father over the years writing: “Lady Helen Wogan 1936-2024.”
“Our beautiful mum left us last night after a fantastic life,” he wrote.
“From a young Irish rose to Lady Wogan, she was the epitome of style and grace.
“A mother, grandmother and wife, with love and kindness at her core. A strength and a belief that saw her through many of life’s trials.
“A sense of humour and a turn of phrase that would have you in fits of laughter.
“A proper lady in every sense of the word.”
Among the famous faces paying tribute were the TV stars Laura Whitmore, Eamonn Holmes, Fearne Cotton, Jamie Redknapp, Julia Bradbury and Tess Daly, and the singer Ronan Keating.
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Terry and Helen Wogan – née Joyce – married in Dublin in 1965 and lived together in the Buckinghamshire village of Taplow for more than 40 years.
Terry Wogan died from cancer in January 2016 at the age of 77.
The Limerick-born broadcaster was known for his chat shows, Children in Need, and his commentary on the Eurovision Song Contest.
As well as his long-running BBC Radio 2 breakfast show, he also fronted the long-running panel show Blankety Blank.
Source: Press Association