Summary

  • Tributes have poured in for Dame Maggie Smith, star of the Harry Potter films and Downton Abbey, who has died aged 89

  • Leading the tributes, Harry Potter co-star Daniel Radcliffe remembers her "fierce intellect" and "gloriously sharp tongue"

  • King Charles says he and Queen Camilla are "deeply saddened", while Keir Starmer calls the Oscar-winning actress a "true national treasure"

  • And fellow Downton Abbey actor Hugh Bonneville says she was a "true legend of her generation" with a "sharp eye, sharp wit and formidable talent"

  • A statement from Dame Maggie's sons said she died peacefully in hospital on Friday morning