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Judi Dench is opening up about her impaired vision.

The King has bestowed a prestigious honour upon future Queen Kate Middleton in recognition of her remarkable public service and steadfast support for the arts, Buckingham Palace announced. As a working member of the royal family for over a decade, Kate has been appointed as the Royal Companion of The Order of the Companions of Honour, marking a significant milestone as the first royal family member to receive this distinction in the order’s 107-year history.

Kate Middleton has been bestowed with a significant new royal title from King Charles as she continues her cancer treatment.

The 2024 British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) will take place on December 8 at the Roundhouse in Camden. The ceremony will mark a return for the BIFAs, which were last held at the storied London venue in 2007. 

EXCLUSIVE: The BBC is finally going into production on But When We Dance, the feature-length Parkinson’s drama penned by Esio Trot writer Paul Mayhew-Archer.

British filmmaker Sally Potter has set plans to re-release her 2009 feature Rage, starring Riz Ahmed, Lily Cole, Jude Law, and Judi Dench, as a series of posts on Instagram, to mark the film’s 15th anniversary. 

She’s an acclaimed actress with a long and illustrious career, but no one could deny that Rosamund Pike is enjoying something of a moment thanks to her scene-stealing role as Lady Elspeth Catton in director Emerald Fennell’s hit movie Saltburn. “I just saw her as a fun ride. She had great lines – that was clear,” Rosamund tells OK! as she settles down to talk about her career highs and that memorable performance in the shocking black comedy drama.

Across the centuries, the Royal Family have owned many properties across the UK. We know the most famous ones well as they are now home to the current generation of royals, including Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle, but others are often forgotten.

EXCLUSIVE: Meera Syal, Alison Hammond and the BBC’s Black Ops creator Gbemisola Ikumelo scooped awards at this afternoon’s Women in Film & TV Awards 2023.

Uncharted starring Tom Holland and Mark Wahlberg has topped the film chart on Netflix UK.Directed by Ruben Fleischer, the action-adventure flick is based on the PlayStation video game franchise of the same name, developed by Naughty Dog.The film follows Nathan Drake (Holland) who is recruited by Victor Sullivan (Wahlberg) in a race against corrupt billionaire Santiago Moncada (Antonio Banderas) and mercenary leader Jo Braddock (Tati Gabrielle) to locate the fabled treasure of the Magellan expedition.Despite mixed reviews from the critics, the film went onto gross $407million at the worldwide box office, against a budget of $120million.The film, which arrived on Netflix on November 26, has topped the streaming service’s film chart two days later (November 28).Other films in the top five include Sing 2, Leo, Hatton Garden: The Inside Story and Illumination’s 2018 adaptation of The Grinch. You can check out the top 10 below.Kenneth Branagh’s BAFTA-winning film Belfast, meanwhile, landed at number six on the chart.

EXCLUSIVE: A TV drama about Princess Latifa of Dubai, who attempted to escape her life in the Emirates only to be forcibly returned, is in the works from Netflix’s Winter Palace scribe Lindsay Shapero.

Stephen Graham To Receive Richard Harris Award At BIFAs

Judi Dench knows how to deliver one hell of a birthday message!

Andrew Scott, Nicole Scherzinger and writer Jack Thorne were among the winners at last night’s Evening Standard Theatre Awards in London.

Louis Theroux has revealed the Hollywood star he would love to interview next.The journalist and documentary maker has become well-known interviewing various interesting members of society, something he has been doing for almost thirty decades.Last year, his career went to the next level he turned to celebrities and faces of entertainment and culture as the BBC announced a new series called, Louis Theroux Interviews, for which he spoke to a variety of stars from Judi Dench to Bear Grylls.However, even the person who has met a lot of A-listers still has some interviewees he’s keen to check off.According to Metro, Theroux shared who would be on his interview bucket list, at a recent screening and Q&A for his BBC series.“The door is always open for Tom Cruise,” said the 53-year-old broadcaster. “If Lisa Marie Presley was still alive, she would be ideal as well,” he added.

There are new projections on the horizon for Disney’s “A Haunting in Venice”.

Disney has kept Kenneth Branagh’s 20th Century Studios Hercule Poirot franchise going following its inception at Fox with 2017’s Murder on the Orient Express, but recent installments have yet to reach that first pic’s box office heights.

Dame Judi Dench is slowly losing her sight due to a degenerative eye condition, but the veteran film star overcame her sight loss to fulfill a lifetime ambition to see a golden eagle in the wild. On Sunday night's episode of the BBC programme Countryfile the 88-year-old became emotional as she was able to see the animal clearly thanks to the help of wildlife cameraman Hamza Yassin, who found wider fame as the winner of last year's Strictly.

Dame Judi Dench has switched the big screen for the small screen as she joins Countryfile for a special episode airing next week.The Oscar-winning actress, 88, will be co-hosting the episode, which will broadcast from the Scottish Highlands, with Charlotte Smith and Strictly Come Dancing winner Hamza Yassin. Her surprise appearance was announced at the end of this week's episode when hosts Sean Fletcher and Matt Baker shared a teaser for next week's episode.They told viewers: "Join us next week for something rather special as we welcome acting royalty in Dame Judi Dench, who'll be guest editing the show." The first look at the episode saw the Victoria & Abdul star discuss her love of Scotland, as she said: "I would say, actually, that my spiritual home is Scotland, simply because I just feel comfortable here." Sean and Matt shared that the episode will be a "rather special one" and the news comes just weeks after Dame Judi opened up about how she had no plans to retire anytime soon. Her decision to continue working comes despite the difficulties she’s having learning lines because of her degenerative eye condition which has left her barely able to see.

EXCLUSIVE: Small Axe star Shaniqua Okwok has criticized The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama for paying lip service to anti-discrimination pledges after the prestigious UK drama school failed to say whether it disciplined a teacher accused of a “racist incident.”

Oppenheimer star David Dastmalchian says he wants to star as the villain in the next James Bond movie.READ MORE: David Dastmalchian: “I have battled depression for the majority of my life”Speaking in a new interview, the actor who portrayed William Borden in the Christoper Nolan box office smash, admitted that he would love to take up the role.He told SlashFilm: “Trust me when I say that I can bring something to an enemy of 007, whether he or she or they be played in a way that no one has ever seen Bond brought to life before, which is of course the way that you guys always do it.”“I think there’s no one to push Bond to the limits of their capabilities the way that I could, and I would love to do it.“So there’s my pitch to them. I can’t wait for them to read this.

James Bond film.READ MORE: Daisy May Cooper: “Have I seen ‘Barbie’? No, fuck that!”Speaking exclusively to NME, the This Country star explained how the rumour first came about, before admitting that she’d happily take on the role of 007’s boss.“I think it was on the radio… they were discussing who they want to be the next M and then somebody mentioned my name and from then it just went like fucking wildfires. I had the Daily Mail knocking at my parents’ door at night.”When we suggested that she’d be great as a younger, spunkier M after Judi Dench — or more recently Ralph Fiennes — she laughingly replied: “Yeah, give me a fucking part.

Good afternoon Insiders, it’s been another sleepy yet somehow simultaneously eventful August week here at Deadline International Towers. Read on for investigations, headlines, scoops and anaylsis, as Max Goldbart steers you through the past few days.

In the first part of Deadline’s Drama Schools Uncovered series of stories, we revealed that 11 prestigious UK performing arts institutions were hit with nearly 100 complaints over sexual misconduct, bullying, and discrimination.

There are some things that sum up what it is to be quintessentially British, and Dame Judi Dench is one of them. Luckily for us, then, that the star – once described as “the best thing about Britain alongside fish and chips” – has no plans to retire anytime soon. Judi, 88, perhaps most famed for her role as M16 chief M in James Bond, says she wants to work “as much as I can”, despite the difficulties she’s having learning lines because of her degenerative eye condition which has left her barely able to see.

Judi Dench is opening up about the eye condition that is making it more difficult for her on the set and read her scripts.

Oscar-winning actress previously revealed that she was diagnosed in 2012 with the condition, which affects the middle part of a person’s vision, and said it had become “impossible” to read scripts earlier this year.Now, she has spoken out about how her eyesight has continued to deteriorate further.Dench told the Sunday Mirror magazine Notebook: “I can’t see on a film set anymore. And I can’t see to read.

Judi Dench has an upsetting update.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Judi Dench’s latest update on her deteriorating eyesight is that she can no longer see on film sets. She previously disclosed that her eyesight loss had made it near impossible to read film scripts. Speaking to the Sunday Mirror (via The Guardian), the Oscar winner said losing her ability to see has been “the most terrible shock to the system,” adding, “Ghastly.

Bond star Colin Salmon says he jumped at the chance of joining EastEnders and gave short shrift to anyone who questioned the move. The star, best known as Charles Robinson, the right-hand man of Judi Dench’s M in three 007 films, is thrilled to play former boxer George Knight. And dad-of-four Colin, who was born in Hackney, East London, said he needs to work in the capital because his wife of 35 years, artist Fiona Hawthorne, has a lung disease.

“Johnny! Johnny!! Johnny!!! Johnny Depp!!!!” The celebrity dutifully signed autographs for his followers on the red carpet for the premiere of Jeanne du Barry, director Maiwenn’s Cannes Film Festival opener.

Mae Muller good luck for the Eurovision Grand Final in Liverpool on Saturday.  In a sweet Instagram video posted to the BBC's Eurovision account, everyone from Gemma Collins to Judi Dench sent their messages of support to the UK's entry. Judi Dench said: 'Here is a good luck message for Mae Muller' while Gemma Collins could later be heard saying: 'Mae Muller, the GC loves you baby.

coronation of King Charles III on Saturday — turning heads well before she takes the stage at Sunday’s coronation concert.The 38-year-old singer — who donned a lavender Vivienne Westwood suit set with a matching large hat — arrived at Westminster Abbey and walked through the pews trying to find her seat for the high-profile event, which also drew British actresses Emma Thompson, Judi Dench, and Maggie Smith.At one point, she even appeared to ask someone for assistance.A video of the moment went viral on Twitter, amusing fans.“This is a new reaction vid if I’ve ever seen one,” one person wrote.“Even Katy Perry gets lost sometimes, but she always finds her way to the top,” another noted.“She can’t find it because her hat is in the way. Poor Katy,” someone quipped.Perry herself even got in on the joke.“Don’t worry guys I found my seat,” she tweeted after the service.The chaos didn’t end there.The “Teenage Dream” songstress nearly fell while leaving the ceremony in the rain.Katy Perry spotted looking for her seat at the #Coronation of King Charles III.

Katy Perry was among a galaxy of stars at King Charles III’s Coronation, but the American pop star had a spot of bother finding her seat in Westminster Abbey.

K.J. Yossman The most sacred moment of King Charles III’s coronation will take place just before the St Edward’s Crown is placed on his head, when the Archbishop of Canterbury anoints the monarch with holy oil from gold spoon dating back to the twelfth century. But it’s a moment that won’t be witnessed by anyone, let alone the hundreds of millions of viewers watching from home. The Act of Consecration is the only moment of the ceremony that will be conducted out of sight, behind a three-sided canopy that has been constructed especially at the King’s request. He will follow in the footsteps of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, whose anointment in 1953 was also held out of sight of the cameras, underneath a canopy, after the Coronation Committee declared it should not be shown on TV.

King Charles III has gathered a star-studded guest list for his Coronation ceremony in Westminster Abbey.