Complex sentence: She died in hospital on 23 July; somewhat typically, Reggie, having been recalled from Ireland, was not present when she died; he could not bear to see her "fade away" and had gone to London to keep himself busy.
Split into simpler sentences: She died in hospital on 23 July; somewhat typically, Reggie, having been recalled from Ireland, was not present when she died. He could not bear to see her "fade away" and had gone to London to keep himself busy.