Dame Maggie Smith
Award-winning star of the big and small screen Dame Maggie Smith has died at the age of 89.
The veteran performer’s sons issued a statement to BBC News on Friday afternoon, which read: “It is with great sadness we have to announce the death of Dame Maggie Smith.
“She passed away peacefully in hospital early this morning, Friday 27 September.”
“An intensely private person, she was with friends and family at the end,” the statement continued. “She leaves...