The acting legend's sons issued a statement to confirm the sad news
Dame Maggie Smith's family has paid tribute after the legendary actor died aged 89. The star enjoyed a legendary career and is renowned for her roles as Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter franchise and Violet Crawley in Downton Abbey. Dame Maggie's sons, Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens, issued a statement via their publicist to announce the sad news of their mum's death. The statement said: 'It is with great sadness we have to announce the death of Dame Maggie Smith.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank the wonderful staff at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital for their care and unstinting kindness during her final days. We thank you for all your kind messages and support and ask that you respect our privacy at this time.” We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story. For the latest news and breaking news visit http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/ .
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