British actress Prunella Scales, best known for her role as the sharp-tongued Sybil Fawlty in the beloved sitcom “Fawlty Towers,” has died peacefully at her home in London. She was 93.

Her sons, Samuel and Joseph, confirmed her death through the U.K.’s PA Media news agency, saying she passed away on Monday after spending her final days “comfortable, contented and surrounded by love.” They shared that Scales had been watching episodes of “Fawlty Towers” the day before she died.

“We would like to thank all those who gave Pru such wonderful care at the end of her life,” the family said in a statement .

Scales was diagnosed with vascular dementia in 2013, which led to her retirement from acting after a career spanning nearly seven decades, according to PEOPLE .

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