Sep 27, 2024 · Maggie Smith's entry into the Order of the Companions of Honor took place at Windsor Castle, but the actor also hung out with Queen Elizabeth II at the royal palace outside of an official ceremony.

Queen Elizabeth II being presented to Dame Maggie Smith by Sir Laurence Olivier in 1986. Credit: PA Images.

Nov 5, 2024 · Dame Maggie Smith was laid to rest in a 'poignant but not sad' funeral yesterday. The intimate service, attended by family, friends and close colleagues, celebrated the life of the...

Oct 17, 2014 · LONDON (AP) — British royalty has met acting aristocracy, as Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II bestowed an honor on Maggie Smith during a ceremony at Windsor Castle.

[164] Her Gosford Park co-star Dame Helen Mirren compared Smith to Queen Elizabeth II, saying: "Like the Queen she has been a part of my life since I was a student and she was an icon even then", adding that "she was one of the greatest actresses of the past century".

Sep 28, 2024 · Dame Maggie Smith, best known for the Harry Potter films and Downton Abbey, has been remembered as "a true legend" of stage and screen following her death at...

Oct 17, 2014 · British acting royalty has met real-life royalty, as Queen Elizabeth II bestowed an honor on Maggie Smith during a ceremony at Windsor Castle.

Sep 27, 2024 · Dame Maggie Smith is made a member of the Order of the Companions of Honour by Queen Elizabeth II during an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on October 17, 2014. Maggie Smith on the stage...

Sep 27, 2024 · Maggie Smith, who won an Oscar for 1969 film “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” and won new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in “Downton Abbey” and Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter films, has died at 89.

Sep 27, 2024 · As Desdemona in Othello, Professor McGonagall in Harry Potter or the Dowager Countess in Downton Abbey, her acerbic wit, perfect timing and the twinkle in her eye endeared her to millions. Dame...