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Harry Potter and Downton Abbey icon Dame Maggie Smith dies aged 89 as tributes pour in


Dame Maggie Smith has died at the age of 89 as tributes have poured in online. Her sons have issued a statement.

The Harry Potter and Downton Abbey star died “peacefully in hospital early this morning, Friday 27th September,” a statement has read. A statement from her sons Toby Stephens and Chris Larkin said: “It is with great sadness we have to announce the death of Dame Maggie Smith. Maggie was best known for her incredible roles as Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter franchise and Violet Crawley in Downton abbey.

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