Maureen Lipman talks coping with heartache over partner's death by working, like the Queen

Coronation Street actress Dame Maureen Lipman has spoken of her initial thoughts following the death of her partner earlier this year. Maureen returned to work shortly after the death of Guido Gastro, admitting she couldn’t sit around.
The actress, 75, who was made a Dame by Her Majesty The Queen in her birthday honours for services to charity, entertainment, and the arts, instantly returned to work after her partner Guido passed away aged 84.
Maureen says she found her strength was similar to the resilience the Queen showed in April following the heartbreaking death of Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who died at Windsor Castle aged 99.
Her Majesty returned to work 10 days after the Duke’s death, hosting a video audience with the ambassador of Latvia and continues to keep a full work schedule.
Guido, Maureen’s partner of 13 years, sadly died in January 2021, and at the time she admitted that her “heart is cracking”.
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