Article Summary

This article, published shortly after Lena Zavaroni’s death, reported that musician Ray Dexter had proposed to her while she was in hospital recovering from a leucotomy. According to Dexter, Lena accepted his proposal just two days before she passed away from a chest infection. He described their final moments together and expressed regret that he had waited so long to ask her. The article also reflected on Lena’s earlier marriage to Peter Wiltshire and the emotional toll of her illness and fame.

Source Note

This summary is based on a report originally published in the Daily Record on 4 October 1999. The article was also referenced in a piece by Alun Palmer for the Daily Mail. That article was once available via Questia, but the link is now broken and the piece is not currently accessible through major public archives.

Related Article

Victor Zavaroni publicly responded to Ray Dexter’s claims several months later. That response is covered in the Sunday Mirror article from 30 January 2000.