Dame Maggie Smith's last picture: Star thrilled diners before she died

Sitting outside one of her favourite restaurants in the warm early Autumn sunshine, this is Dame just a week before she died.

Her family, friends and fans are still mourning the passing of one of world's greatest ever actresses who passed away at the age of 89 in hospital last Friday.

But MailOnline can reveal that just seven days earlier Dame Maggie was on roaring form during a lunch at Lemonia restaurant in Primrose Hill, where she was a regular.

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