So what DID the Dame Maggie Smith say to the Queen writes SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE
9 years, 11 months ago

So what DID the Dame Maggie Smith say to the Queen writes SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE

Daily Mail  

Her waspish remarks and cutting put-downs livened up many a dinner in Downton Abbey, and now Dame Maggie Smith has been invited to entertain the Queen. Honoured: 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 in October 2014 Amusingly, the U.S. He disclosed: ‘She was essentially saying: “I miss eye contact.” ’ While Welby, Carney and Barzun attended the dinner with their wives, Dame Maggie arrived alone. The BBC has welcomed back ‘scissorhands’ producer Stephen Lambert, whose manipulated footage of the Queen ‘storming out’ of an interview prompted one of the Corporation’s biggest crises.

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Maggie Smith: A career of outstanding performances, from Othello to Downton Abbey
5 years, 11 months ago

Maggie Smith: A career of outstanding performances, from Othello to Downton Abbey

The Independent  

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