This was the full message - I hope its OK to repeat but you can tell she was much-loved
"I'm sorry to have to tell you that Wendy died earlier today. She had suddenly got very old-looking in the past three weeks or so, very frail, so we knew she didn't have much longer.
She came out into the garden with me to sit in the sun, and have a cuddle and soak up the rays, and when I looked a bit later she was dead. We've buried her next to Mr Tibbs, and will plant more bulbs later in the year.
She seemed quite at ease, no rictus or signs of distress."