Sir Sean Connery’s family brought him home for the last time to his beloved Scotland ahead of a touching celebration of his life on Thursday, when he would have turned 92.
The Hollywood legend’s 93-year-old widow, Micheline Roquebrune, reportedly traveled with relatives to privately disperse some of his ashes as his “last wish” was to return to his homeland.
After his death at their home in the Bahamas in 2020, she said: “We are going to bring Sean back to Scotland – that was his last wish.”
Closing Wishes: Sir Sean Connery’s widow Micheline Roquebrune, 93, scattered the Bond star’s ashes around his home country of Scotland to mark his 92nd birthday.
“He wanted his ashes to be scattered in the Bahamas as well as in his homeland.”
Earlier this year, she added: “He was happiest on the golf course, so as soon as we have the opportunity to travel, we will come to Scotland with the whole family and bring back Sean’s ashes.”
“I hope to scatter them around the golf course in Scotland, as he has always loved to play there.”
It is also known that Sir Sean’s acting son Jason and granddaughter Saskia made a trip to Scotland to say goodbye to the 007 actor one last time.
Legendary career: Sir Sean achieved his acting breakthrough in 1957 and became the first James Bond, playing the iconic secret agent in five films between 1962 and 1967 (pictured).
Jason, 59, said in March they would likely choose St. Andrews to scatter the ashes because his father was a member of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club and regularly played at the famous Old Course.
He said: “I remember how St. Andrews was always sunny. It wasn’t, but we had special times there.
“He was an R&A member, so I think maybe that’s the place.”
The family’s pilgrimage to Scotland culminated with a celebration of Sir Sean’s life at Dalmeny Manor near Edinburgh, his city of birth, where he later received the freedom of the city in 1991. He died at the age of 90 in October 2020.
Last honors: The family’s pilgrimage to Scotland culminated with a celebration of Sir Sean’s life at Dalmeny Manor near Edinburgh, his city of birth, where he later received the freedom of the city in 1991.
A retinue of 50 people dressed in glamorous tartan reportedly arrived at Edinburgh Waverley Station aboard the Royal Scotsman train on Thursday to the sound of a trombonist playing the King of Swingers.
A source told the Daily Record: “I couldn’t believe it when I saw Micheline and her company get off the train.
The trombonist played the famous song from The Jungle Book. Micheline very slowly walked hand in hand with a relative to the car waiting for her.
“She was small and petite, but very, very glamorous, and she was dressed in a beige and cream outfit, as if she was going to a wedding. Everyone had some kind of tartan.
“We understand that Sir Sean’s ashes were scattered at various important points in his life. It was all on their way to their final destination, which yesterday was Edinburgh and Dalmeny.
“I thought it was brilliant to see an old fashioned train and I felt like I was in some kind of scene from a movie.
“It was all so secret because it’s all about Sir Sean’s final resting place.”
The group was taken from the station in a passenger transport and later held a birthday party in Sir Sean’s memory at the Tudor Gothic mansion in Dalmeny.
His granddaughter Saskia shared a touching childhood photo with Sir Sean with the words “Happiest birthday my superstar.”
Sir Sean was born in Edinburgh on 25 August 1930, grew up in Fontenbridge and began his career as a milkman before joining the Royal Navy.
In 1957, he had his acting breakthrough and became the first James Bond, playing the iconic secret agent in five films between 1962 and 1967.
His marriage to his son Jason’s mother Diana Cilento ended in divorce in 1973, and in 1975 he married Micheline, a French-Moroccan artist.
He accepted a knighthood from the Queen in 2000, but was also a longtime supporter of Scottish independence and supported the SNP despite living abroad for many years.
In a 2008 interview, Sir Sean said: “Scotland is my home and emotionally I have never left it.”
Second chance at love: Sir Sean married Micheline, a French-Moroccan artist, in 1975 after divorcing his first wife in 1973.