Star of "Drop the Dead Donkey" and "The Windsors", Haydn Gwynne, passed away on 20 October, aged 66. A statement shared by her agent detailed: "It is with great sadness we are sharing with you that, following her recent diagnosis with cancer, the star of stage and screen Haydn Gwynne died in hospital in the small hours of Friday 20 October, surrounded by her beloved sons, close family and friends. We would like to thank the staff and teams at the Royal Marsden and Brompton Hospitals for their wonderful care over the last few weeks."
Tributes poured in for the Olivier award-winning actor from the the likes of Dame Helen Mirren and Cameron Mackintosh. She was due to appear in a new London production of Stephen Sondheim's "Old Friends" in September, but withdrew nine days before the first preview.