We’re remembering the magnificent Dame Patricia Routledge, who passed away on Friday 3rd October 2025, with this classic Hyacinth moment from the first ever episode of Keeping Up Appearances! | BBC Comedy Greats

Dame Patricia Routledge, 1929 - 2025. Now off to the candlelight supper in the sky. Thank you for everything. Hyacinth’s final words in Keeping Up Appearances seem fitting. | William Hanson

Patricia Routledge | interview | Keeping up appearances | Hyacinth Bucket | Gloria H... | Keeping Up Appearance

DAME PATRICIA ROUTLEDGE'S INTERVIEW IN 2016 Patricia Routledge's Career has begun in 1952 and she still performs, for instance as a singer and narrator. She answers to her fans and works for Charity e.g. to help: Health care, schools, historical heritage, the English language, Theatre world, young (singing) talents, her hometown Chichester and The Church. She visits regularly Chichester Cathedral which is open every day. She is also Patron of Beatrix Potter Society. | Hyacinth Bucket-Dame Patric

Queer icon Dame Patricia Routledge, known for playing iconic Hyacinth Bucket in 'Keeping Up Appearances' has died at the age of 96. | PinkNews

De iconische actrice Patricia Routledge, bekend als Hyacinth Bucket, is overleden 🥲🙏 #RIP | Shownieuws

Most people know Patricia Routledge as Hyacinth Bucket from Keeping Up Appearances—a character famous for her, let’s just say, “unique” singing voice. But long before sitcom fame, Routledge was an accomplished stage actress and a genuinely wonderful singer. Here she is in the 1970s performing “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face”—and it’s absolute proof of her artistry. Smooth phrasing, warm tone, and a presence that reminds us why she’s so beloved both as a comedienne and as a performer with true