The Queen and Sir Jackie Stewart have been friends for years
Lady Helen was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 2014 July 16, 2019 - 10:59 BST Ainhoa Barcelona Sir Jackie Stewart has opened up about his wife Lady Helen's dementia and his fear that her condition has taken a bad turn. The retired racing legend was speaking at an event for his charity, Race Against Dementia, in South Lanarkshire when he said: "Helen had a wonderful day at Silverstone on Friday, but she couldn't remember being there on Saturday.
Sir Jackie, who counts the Queen as one of his good friends, added: "Cancer and things like that seem to have got more attention but the pain and suffering of people with dementia and how it affects a family is absolutely horrendous."Paying tribute to his wife, who was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia in 2014, Jackie said: "We've been married for 57 years.
Sir Jackie set up Race Against Dementia in 2018. The charity's research programme aims to draw parallels with the technology used in F1 and research into the disease. At his event on Monday, he called on more support for dementia sufferers and their families. Sir Jackie was joined by fellow racing drivers including Lando Norris and George Russell.His charity event comes just one month after Sir Jackie celebrated his eightieth birthday.
Jackie and the Queen have been friends for years. He is the godfather to Zara Tindall and earlier this year visited the monarch at her home in Sandringham over her extended Christmas break. He was also spotted attending a church service at St Mary Magdalene with Princess Anne and Sir Timothy Laurence.
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