Dame Elizabeth Taylor put on her best smile when she was honoured at a US awards ceremony this week in front of an audience which included current hot Hollywood couple Tom Cruise and his fiancée Katie Holmes. In a rare but regal appearance the two-time Oscar winner turned up in a wheelchair to accept an artistic excellence award from the Los Angeles branch of BAFTA.
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Dripping with jewels and dressed to the nines, the star of big screen classics such as Cleopatra and Giant looked in good spirits. A massive diamond sparkled on her left hand, while her ears glittered with huge ruby and gold earrings. Chatting with the veteran actress with Tom by her side, Katie looked delighted to have the chance to meet one of the industry's iconic figures.
Dame Elizabeth, whose own love affairs in the past dominated the headlines, now describes acting as "artificial" and prefers to devote herself to charity work. Despite her ill health, the actress continues the pioneering AIDs campaigning role she took on in 1985.
"There's still so much more to do," she said recently. "I can't sit back and be complacent, and none of us should be. I get around now in a wheelchair, but I get around."
Other guests on hand to see the Tinseltown legend honoured included Sir Anthony Hopkins, Cilla Black, Lady Victoria Hervey and Office star Lucy Davies. |
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