Mary Berry makes emotional plea as she reveals the most important time to check in on bereaved loved ones - 35 years after the tragic death of her son
Mary Berry makes emotional plea as she reveals the most important time to check in on bereaved loved ones - 35 years after the tragic death of her son
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Mary Berry has made an emotional plea as she revealed that the most important time to contact anyone bereaved is several weeks after the funeral. The former Great British Bake Off star, 89, said her plea came from the experience of losing her son William in 1989 when he was killed in a car accident at the age of 19.
![[The former Great British Bake Off star, 89, said her plea came from the experience of losing her son William in 1989 when he was killed in a car accident at the age of 19 (Pictured is Mary with her sons William and Tom and daughter Annabel)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/19/21/93332787-14211667-image-a-15_1734642158491.jpg)
Speaking to MailOnline, Mary said it is vital to continue support for friends and relatives at a time when they may be hit hardest and feeling most lonely. Mary said that the best time to do this is in the weeks after the funeral, and said bringing food round or taking them out to do something they enjoy.
![[Mary said that the best time to do this is in the weeks after the funeral, and said bringing food round or taking them out to do something they enjoy]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/19/21/93332799-14211667-image-a-16_1734642193182.jpg)
'I think I learned when we lost William how important it is to communicate or to talk with people who have lost one of their great family (members) or a friend,' she said. 'And not to walk down the street and cross to the other side of the road, but to go and just say something and try and remember something, a situation that you remember - how skilful they were, and what they won here - to get them to talk.'.
![[Mary, who had two sons and a daughter Annabel, lost William when he came home from Bristol University (Pictured with husband Paul, son Tom and daughter Annabel)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/19/21/93332793-14211667-image-a-17_1734642205458.jpg)
Mary Berry has made an emotional plea as she revealed that the most important time to contact anyone bereaved is several weeks after the funeral. The former Great British Bake Off star, 89, said her plea came from the experience of losing her son William in 1989 when he was killed in a car accident at the age of 19 (Pictured is Mary with her sons William and Tom and daughter Annabel).
