A year like no other began with the shock death of basketball star and Oscar-winner Kobe Bryant before a pandemic upended life as we knew it.
Here are some of the high-profile figures who said their final goodbyes over the last 12 months:
31. Bobby Ball
The comedian, known for his double act with Tommy Cannon, died at the age of 76 after testing positive for Covid-19. Cannon said: “Rock on, my good friend, I can’t believe this, I’m devastated.”
32. Geoffrey Palmer
Palmer, perhaps best known for his role as Lionel Hardcastle in As Time Goes By, died aged 93. Among those to pay tribute was his As Time Goes By co-star Dame Judi Dench, who described Palmer as a “master of comedy”.
33. Dame Barbara Windsor
Dame Barbara, who found fame in the 1960s starring in the Carry On films before becoming a national treasure playing Peggy Mitchell in EastEnders, died at 83, six years after being diagnosed with dementia. Tributes flooded in and Ross Kemp, who played her on-screen son Grant, described her as “the woman who always had time for everybody”, adding: “I will miss Bar always.”