Dame Vivienne Westwood penned a powerful message on wedding dress of Stella ... trends now
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Dame Vivienne Westwood contacted Julian Assange in prison just weeks before her death on Thursday to tell him she was seriously unwell, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.
The pair had been close friends for more than a decade and last saw one another when the fashion designer visited the WikiLeaks founder in Belmarsh prison in 2019.
Last night his wife Stella told The Mail on Sunday: 'She had reached out to tell Julian and me she was very poorly so her death was not unexpected.
'It was about a month ago. It was very hard on him as he had not seen her since that prison visit in 2019.'
Stella Assange wore a dress designed by Dame Vivienne when she married the 51-year-old at the prison in a small ceremony in March. The fashion designer wrote a message on the inside of the wedding dress that read: 'To me, Vivienne, Julian is a pure soul and a freedom fighter. All my love to the family, Julian, Stella, Max and Grabriel. May the holy life force bless your marriage.'
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange gestures from the window of a prison van as he is driven into Southwark Crown Court in London on May 1, 2019
Mr Assange will request leave from prison to attend the funeral of Dame Vivienne, who died aged 81 surrounded by her family in south London.
'Julian dearly wants to be able to go to her funeral and has already had a conversation with his lawyer about putting in a request,' Mrs Assange said.
'It matters to him so he is being
