And therefore, the Academy Award winner’s passing was a blessing of sorts, according to her.

“It was no life for him,” Roquebrune told theDaily Mail.

She also confided that of late, Connery “was not able to express himself.”

Sean Connery and Micheline Roquebrune

“It was just so peaceful.

I was with him all the time and he just slipped away.

It was what he wanted.”

Sean Connery

She went on to say the couple had a wonderful life together.

Here’s wishing both Connery’s wife and son some peace as they come to terms with his death.