Dame Maggie Smith beamed for the camera in a fashion campaign for Loewe in what would end up being her last photo.
The beloved actress died aged 89 on Friday with her children Chris Larkin, and Die Another Day star Toby Stephens, announcing her passing in a statement.
In October 2023, Maggie was named as the new face of the luxury Spanish fashion house Loewe.
The veteran of stage and screen delighted fans as she posed for a series of striking photographs while modelling the brand.
She beamed down the lens for a second snap where she layered up in a shaggy coat and carried a quirky olive handbag.
Maggie Smith beamed for the camera in a fashion campaign for Loewe in what would end up being her last photo
It came as the Spanish fashion brand hosted a star-studded runway show on Friday as part of Paris Fashion Week.
The British star was known for prominent roles in Harry Potter and Downton Abbey, and her Academy Award-winning performance in The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie.
In a statement announcing her death, Maggie’s sons said: ‘It is with great sadness we have to announce the death of Dame Maggie Smith. She passed away peacefully in hospital early this morning, Friday 27th September.
‘An intensely private person, she was with friends and family at the end. She leaves two sons and five loving grandchildren who are devastated by the loss of their extraordinary mother and grandmother.
‘We would like to take this opportunity to thank the wonderful staff at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital for their care and unstinting kindness during her final days.
‘We thank you for all your kind messages and support and ask that you respect our privacy at this time.’
Born in Ilford, Essex, on December 28, 1934, she was an internationally recognised actress for much of her life after playing the fanatical teacher Jean Brodie in The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie.
She also won over Harry Potter fans later in life, when she appeared in the film series as the quick-witted, kind and formidable Professor McGonagall.
Dame Maggie Smith attended the Wimbledon Tennis Championships on July 15, 2023
Dame Maggie Smith appears in the 2005 film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
On the same day Maggie’s death was announced, Loewe held their runway show during Paris Fashion Week
The actress had posed for the fashion house a year before her death (model pictured during the show)
And in 2010 she was central to the success of ITV series Downton Abbey, in her Emmy-award winning role as the acerbic Violet Crawley, Dowager Countess of Grantham, which she continued to play in the films.
Among the first to pay tribute was her friend Gyles Brandreth , who said: ‘The saddest news: the death of Dame Maggie Smith marks the end of a golden era and a quite extraordinary life.
‘She was a truly great actress, ‘one of the greats’ and simply the best company: wise, witty, waspish, wonderful. One of a kind in every way and consequently irreplaceable.’
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