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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 08: Queen Elizabeth II Chatting With Actresses She Had In The Past Conferred With Damehood, Dame Judi Dench (in Black) And Dame Maggie Smith At The Royal Film Performance Of 'ladies In Lavender' At The Odeon Cinema In Leicester Square (Photo by Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images)

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - NOVEMBER 08:  Queen Elizabeth II Chatting With Actresses She Had In The Past  Conferred With Damehood, Dame Judi Dench (in Black) And Dame Maggie Smith At The Royal Film Performance Of 'ladies In Lavender' At The Odeon Cinema In Leicester Square  (Photo by Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images)

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Queen Elizabeth II is presented to Maggie Smith by Sir Laurence Olivier, centre, when the Queen attended the charity premiere of the film Othello at the Odeon Theatre, Leicester Square, London. (Photo by PA Images via Getty Images)

Queen Elizabeth II is presented to Maggie Smith by Sir Laurence Olivier, centre, when the Queen attended the charity premiere of the film Othello at the Odeon Theatre, Leicester Square, London.   (Photo by PA Images via Getty Images)