He died in a nursing home (Picture: Victor Crawshaw/Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix/Getty Images)

Dame Barbara Windsor’s ex-husband, Ronnie Knight, has died.

Ronnie, 89, had battled Parkinson’s and passed away on Monday in a nursing home in Cambridge.

A family friend said that ‘his condition had deteriorated over the last few weeks. He got pneumonia and never recovered.’

Ronnie was supported by his third ex-wife, Sue Haylock, during the illness, with the family friend describing her as a ‘tower of strength’ for him.

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He died in a nursing home.