Even After 10 Years Of Mourning Her Husband, Julie Andrews Is Handling The Grief Of His Death

May 20, 2020 by apost team

One of Hollywood’s most amazing love stories is the marriage of Julie Andrews and Blake Edwards. At the time of their wedding in 1969, Andrews was known to audiences the world over for her roles in The Sound of Music and Mary Poppins, while Edwards entertained millions with his Pink Panther films and as director of Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

Andrews and Edwards’ love blossomed for 41 happy years until his death in 2010. Looking back on their storybook marriage, Andrews says that her grief is still all too real for her beloved husband even several years since his passing.

In an interview with Good Morning Britain from 2015, Andrews told of the surprising circumstances of their first meeting. The two met by chance outside of their therapist’s office, Edwards was leaving while Andrews was just going in. Sitting in their cars, the two started up a conversation. While Andrews later reflected that their first meeting was “corny,” Edwards felt much differently, calling it “wonderfully Hollywood.”

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Andrews and Edwards, who had both divorced their first spouses in 1967, began dating soon after their meet-cute at the therapist’s office. While Edwards was 13 years her senior, Andrews felt that the age difference was not a big deal. When they tied the knot two years later, the two raised their children in a blended environment. The household consisted of Jennifer and Geoffrey, Edwards’ children from his first marriage, Andrews’ daughter Emma, and Amy and Joanna, two children the couple adopted from Vietnam.

To give their family the best environment possible, Andrews and Edwards decided to take a hiatus from the entertainment industry and focus on raising their family in Switzerland. Edwards later remarked that the break restored their souls. Andrews would write in detail about this time with her family in the 2019 memoir Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years.

Edwards’ death in 2010 from pneumonia saw Andrews reflecting on her own life. Particularly, Andrews told reporters with People Magazine that she feels that her husband’s death made her more aware of her own mortality. While they say that time heals all wounds, Andrews still finds herself missing Andrews terribly.

While some days are better than others, often, Andrews says that the grief hits her like a punch in the gut. It is those days that Andrews wishes her husband was still with her. Reflecting back on their marriage, Andrews nevertheless concedes that in a way, Edwards will always be with her in the love that they shared in their decades-long union.

In the end, Andrews’ frank discussion of her grief at losing her beloved husband reminds us that it is important to acknowledge your feelings in any emotionally trying time. In sharing her grief with the world, Andrews shows that it takes effort to overcome the sadness of losing someone that you love.

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