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King Charles “Deeply Saddened” By Maggie Smith’s Death


Monarch pays tribute to Smith for "her many great performances, and her warmth and wit that shone through both off and on the stage."

“As the curtain comes down on a national treasure, we join all those around the world in remembering with the fondest admiration and affection her many great performances, and her warmth and wit that shone through both off and on the stage.” The king shared a picture of himself talking to Smith at the Pride Of Britain awards at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel on October 31, 2016, when he was still Prince Charles. Earlier, UK Keir Starmer described Smith as “a true national treasure”, saying she had introduced spectators to “new worlds with the countless stories she acted over her long career.”

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