Sir Ian McKellen Shares Touching Tribute To Close Friend Sir Patrick Stewart

“He wore his heart on his sleeve, which made him a man to rely on, to admire and in my case, love.”

Sir Patrick Stewart, beloved actor known for roles like Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and Professor Charles Xavier in X-Men, has died of Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia aged 86.

Since his death was announced, tributes have poured in for the star – including from his close friend, Sir Ian McKellen.

Ian said on Instagram: “Before everything else, Patrick was defined by being born and bred in Yorkshire, the proud county in the north of England which he loved to the end.

“You could hear it in his accented voice and in the stern honesty with which he told you what he thought and felt. Yorkshiremen have no truck with half-truths or avoidance of big issues. He wore his heart on his sleeve, which made him a man to rely on, to admire and in my case,........

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