Sir Michael Palin, 81, reveals his regret over leaving late wife Helen Gibbins to 'look after herself' while he jetted off to film travel documentaries Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.com By Dolly Busby Showbusiness Reporter Published: 17:38 EDT, 23 September 2024 | Updated: 17:42 EDT, 23 September 2024 e-mail View comments They were married for 57 years after meeting as teenagers on holiday in Suffolk. But Sir Michael Palin has revealed his regrets about leaving his wife Helen while she was severely ill to make travel documentaries.
The mother of their three children — Thomas, 56, William, 53, and Rachel, 49 — had been suffering chronic pain for several years and then developed kidney failure. Monty Python star Sir Michael, 81, said: ‘I don’t have regrets really. ‘Perhaps towards the end, when I was doing the later travel journeys like North Korea .
Sir Michael Palin, 81, has revealed his regrets about leaving his wife Helen while she was severely ill to make travel documentaries The mother of their three children — Thomas, 56, William, 53, and Rachel, 49 — had been suffering chronic pain for several years and then developed kidney failure (pictured 2009) Monty Python star Sir Michael, 81, said: ‘I don’t have regrets really. ‘Perhaps towards the end, when I was doing the later travel journeys like North Korea (pictured) ‘Helen was then less well, less good at looking after herself, unfortunately, and that was a slightly difficult time. ‘I d.