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The Latest Breaking News from Dame Maggie Smith

Elizabeth McGovern says she is ‘over’ Downton Abbey and ‘ready to move on’

Downton Abbey is returning for a third and final film titled The Grand Finale.

Evening Standard

Elizabeth McGovern talks absence of Dame Maggie Smith in Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale

Elizabeth McGovern found the late Dame Maggie Smith's absence from the new Downton Abbey film "freed up the narrative" of the film but she could feel her absence throughout the movie.

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Fans find it ‘hard to say goodbye’ as Downton Abbey releases final film trailer

Film releases in cinemas on 12 September

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Why Maggie Smith and Joan Plowright weren't in Bafta TV Awards tribute as fans blast 'shameful' omission

Harry Potter star Smith died aged 89 last September, while Enchanted April actress Plowright passed away aged 95 in January

Evening Standard

Why Dame Maggie Smith and Dame Joan Plowright didn’t appear in Baftas In Memoriam tribute

Viewers weren’t happy with the ‘disgusting’ omission but there was a good reason

The Independent UK

Harry Potter star Rupert Grint shares picture of second child with Georgia Groome

Rupert and partner Georgia Groome were spotted out and about in Hampstead with their newborn

Evening Standard

Harry Potter series reveals stars who’ll play McGonagall, Dumbledore, Snape and Hagrid

Casting rumours have circled about HBO’s high-profile TV adaptation for months

The Independent UK

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Jonathan Anderson's successors at Loewe have been announced — we take a look back at some his best moments

The game of creative director musical chairs continues

Marie Claire

Liam Payne, Sven-Goran Eriksson and Maggie Smith among those mourned in 2024

Here are some of the well-known people who died in 2024.

The Independent UK

Judi Dench reveals heartbreaking tribute to Maggie Smith after death

Dame Judi Dench has revealed her sweet tribute in honour of her friend Dame Maggie Smith, who died in hospital aged 89 in September.

The Independent UK

Judi Dench reveals tree in honour of Maggie Smith bore fruit on day of funeral

The Oscar-winning actress died in hospital aged 89 in September.

Evening Standard

Harry Potter star Fiona Shaw says the world 'felt emptier' when Dame Maggie Smith died

Fiona Shaw thinks the world "felt emptier" when Dame Maggie Smith died and has remembered her 'Harry Potter' co-star for her sense of humour.

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Mark Rylance 'top of wishlist' for Harry Potter series

Sir Mark Rylance is reportedly top of the studio's wishlist for the upcoming 'Harry Potter' TV adaptation.

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Sister Act 3 undergoing script changes following Dame Maggie Smith's death

Whoopi Goldberg has revealed 'Sister Act 3' is getting some script changes following the death of Dame Maggie Smith.

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Evening Standard

Queen expected to recover from chest infection in time for Gladiator II London premiere

Charles and Camilla will meet the stars of the movie, Paul Mescal and Denzel Washington, at the screening in London next week

Evening Standard

Inside Dame Maggie Smith's 'beautiful' low-key funeral that was 'full of love'

The Harry Potter and Downton Abbey actress died aged 89 on September 27

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Dame Judi Dench becomes tearful after being asked about Dame Maggie Smith's death

Dame Judi Dench choked up when she was asked about the recent death of her friend Dame Maggie Smith during an interview at the Cheltenham Literature Festival.

The Independent UK

Judi Dench ‘breaks down in tears’ when asked about death of friend Maggie Smith

Dame Judi Dench and Dame Maggie Smith had been close friends since their time at the Old Vic theatre in London in the 1950s

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Salon

The prime of Dame Maggie Smith is a gift

Before "Harry Potter" and "Downton Abbey" removed her anonymity, the actor let us see the many faces of damehood

The Guardian - UK

The comic genius of Maggie Smith

Letters: Quentin Falk, Tony Humphries and Sue Ball pay tribute to the Oscar-winning actor

The Conversation

Maggie Smith was a formidable actor with a biting wit and a fearsome ability to deliver lines

It is a testament to the power of the late British actress Dame Maggie Smith that other eminent actors – though only male ones, as far as I can see – accused her of upstaging them.

Marie Claire

Harry Potter stars pay tribute to Dame Maggie Smith following the news of her death

International Business Times UK

'Acting On Harry Potter Wasn't Satisfying': Dame Maggie Smith On What She And Alan Rickman Were Unhappy With

Dame Maggie Smith, renowned for her iconic roles in Harry Potter and Downton Abbey, revealed that despite the fame, these roles didn't provide creative satisfaction.

The Independent UK

Daniel Radcliffe shares heartfelt tribute to Harry Potter co-star Maggie Smith

The Harry Potter star remembered first meeting the late actor when he was nine

The Independent UK

King Charles praises Maggie Smith’s ‘warmth and wit’ in touching tribute to late film star

The monarch remembered Smith as a ‘national treasure’

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