The Duchess of Sussex says that the 'B-word' is being used to 'gaslight' women who know what they want in her latest Archetypes podcast for Spotify. And then in 2011 he was rocked by the suicide of his second wife, the former Bond girl Angela Scoular (pictured together bottom right). His ex-wife Penny Bartley - who he stayed in touch with even after their divorce - was killed in a house fire in 1981.

But for a figure best-known for comedy, his personal life had been dogged with tragedy.

Incredibly Phillips originally had a London accent when he was younger, but had elocution lessons to adopt the dulcet tones he became famous for. He would fondly remember how he would be asked to say his catchphrases 'millions of times' by fans spanning generations. Phillips, the star of 150 films, suffered a life-threatening stroke in 2015, and was recovering at his home over the past few years. Younger fans will know his voice from the Harry Potter films where he was the sound of the Sorting Hat. The actor - best known for his 'Ding Dong', 'Well, Hello' and 'I Say' catchphrases - had been battling a long illness. Carry On star Leslie Phillips (pictured inset and left, with new wife Zara Carr, while centre, with co-star Barbara Roscoe in 1964, and bottom right, in Carry On Teacher with Joan Sims) who brought laughter to front rooms across the nation has died aged 98.

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