Robert Redford was by his wife Sibylle Szaggars’ side in his final photo before his death.
The Hollywood legend, who died Tuesday at age 89, appeared to be photographed for the last time publicly on October 29, 2021.
Redford posed with Szaggars, 68, at the Prince Albert II of Monaco’s Foundation’s annual awards ceremony at Grimaldi Forum in Monaco.
Robert Redford, Sibylle Szaggars attend the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation’s 2021 awards ceremony. Getty ImagesThe couple matched in white; Redford wore a suit with gray shoes, while Szaggars wore an elegant long sleeved patterned dress with matching heels.
They were also seen wearing colorful surgical masks during the event, where they chatted with Albert, 67.
Robert Redford and his wife at an event for the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation in October 2021. Getty Images
Robert Redford wore all white at the charity event in Monaco. Getty Images
Robert Redford and Sibylle Szaggars attend the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation’s 2021 awards ceremony. Getty ImagesRedford and Szaggars, a German artist focused on environmentalism, made most of their public appearances together at charity events.
In 2015, they received the Prince Rainier III Award from the Princess Grace Foundation-USA.
Robert Redford and Sibylle Szaggars with Prince Albert II of Monaco. Getty ImagesThree years later, the pair were honored at the Smith Nature Symposium held by the Brushwood Center in Illinois.
“Sibylle and I were honored to receive this award at Brushwood Center, a place that provokes thought and provides inspiration to protect our natural world,” Redford reportedly said at the event.
The “Barefoot in the Park” actor was married to Szaggars from 2009 until his death.
Sibylle Szaggars and Robert Redford at the Academy Awards in 2002. WireImage
Robert Redford and his wife, Sibylle Szaggars, enjoy an evening out in Mexico in 2012. John ParraThey met in 1996 at Redford’s Sundance Mountain Resort. Szaggars, who was there skiing with friends, knew very little about Redford when they first crossed paths.
“It was a wonderful beginning of a relationship, because it began as two human beings meeting each other and finding a connection as two human beings, rather than being colored by success,” Redford said at a panel for YoungArts in 2014.
Robert Redford and his wife, Sibylle Szaggars, attend the “All Is Lost” premiere at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival. Getty Images
Sibylle Szaggars and Robert Redford attend the Monte-Carlo Gala for the Global Ocean in Monaco in 2019. Daniele Venturelli/ Getty Images Getty Images for Fondation Prince Albert IIRedford and Szaggars didn’t have children together.
The Oscar winner had two sons and two daughters with his first wife, Lola Van Wagenen.
Their eldest son, Scott, died in 1959 at 2 months old due to sudden infant death syndrome. Their younger son, David, who went by James, died in 2020 at the age of 58 after a battle with liver cancer.
Robert Redford with his first wife, Lola Van Wagenen, in New York in 1970. Getty ImagesRedford stayed out of the spotlight in the final years of his life.
He announced he was retiring from acting in August 2018 after the release of his film “The Old Man & The Gun,” but he returned to the screen in March 2025 to make a cameo in the the AMC show “Dark Winds,” which he also executive produced.
Robert Redford attends the 18th Marrakech International Film Festival in December 2019. Corbis via Getty Images
Robert Redford. Corbis via Getty ImagesRedford’s death was announced by his publicist, Cindi Berger, on Tuesday.
“Robert Redford passed away on Sept. 16, 2025, at his home at Sundance in the mountains of Utah — the place he loved, surrounded by those he loved,” Berger said in a statement to The Post.
“He will be missed greatly. The family requests privacy,” she added.
