Get Outta My Pub, the Carry On bombshell, THOSE slaps and Peggy s EastEnders farewell. a look at the iconic moments in the inimitable Barbara Windsor s 66 year career following her death at 83
The legendary actress passed away at 8.35pm on Thursday at a London care home and her final weeks were typical of how she lived her life following her six year battle with Alzheimer s
Britain is mourning her death at the age of 83 after a long and brave battle with the disease, as her heartbroken husband Scott declared: I ve lost my wife, my best friend and soul mate
Despite first appearing on screens in 1954 movie The Belles Of St Trinians, her legendary appearances in nine Carry On films - starting in 1964 and spanning to 1974 - truly placed her on the map
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The 83-year-old cockney heroine Dame Barbara Windsor died on Thursday evening at a London care home
With her irresistible chuckling laugh, she became one the nation s stars as a buxom blonde in Carry On films
Successfully crossing the generational divide, she later became just as revered for her role as Peggy Mitchell in EastEnders as the Queen Victoria landlady who often yelled at rogue drinkers get outta my pub
Born Barbara Ann Deeks on Aug. 6 1937 in East End to father John, a barrow boy, and dressmaker mother Rose
A Cockney icon decades before she set foot in Albert Square, three-times married Dame Barbara Windsor s off-screen life was as colourful as that of any of the characters she portrayed.
Prince William calls Dame Barbara Windsor a true national treasure as he hails EastEnders and Carry On icon in moving speech to Christmas pantomime audience after her death aged 83
Prince William delivered a tribute on the stage of the West End s London Palladium ahead of Pantoland show
Barbara Windsor became a household name as buxom blonde in Carry On films and later joined EastEnders
Dame Barbara was diagnosed with Alzheimer s disease in 2014 and made the news public in 2018
Died at 8.35pm on Thursday at a London care home and her final weeks were typical of how she lived her life