Richard E Grant pays touching tribute to Dame Vivienne Westwood at late icon's memorial
17.02.2023 - 07:27
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Richard E Grant, 65, was one of the many high-profile celebrities to attend Dame Vivienne Westwood's memorial service today. Afterwards, the actor took to Twitter to reveal the touching tribute he haid paid to the late fashion legend. This afternoon, Richard shared a clipping from the memorial booklet, which included the dress code as a quote from the late designer: "When in doubt, Dress up!" He also included a photo of a black fascinator hat next to a picture of Dame Vivienne, as well as a photo of him looking sombre as he wore it.
Finally, the Withnail and I star included a selfie with Harry Potter actress Helena Bonham Carter as he continued to wear the headpiece. "Dame Vivienne Westwood gave me this miniature hat when I played her male counterpart in Altman's PRET A PORTER in 1994," he wrote. READ MORE: Christina Hendricks and Kate Moss honour Vivienne Westwood at memorial"Worn with pride at her extraordinary memorial today," the star added with three love heart emojis.
Richard's followers flocked to the comments section to share supportive messages on the sad occasion. "You look fabulous. I'm sure she would have loved that," wrote Terry, while Emma added: "That's wonderful.
. . I hope you heard lots of fabulous stories.
"Maeve added: "Fabulous tribute to a truly creative woman. Good on you Richard! Rest in peace Vivienne. ""Fabulous tribute to the fearless and talented Vivienne Westwood," Hazel penned.
While Catherine commented: "Perfect. . .
You followed the dress code then! What a lady she was definitely one of a kind. " (sic) Plenty of the fashion elite were in attendance at the memorial service today, including Victoria Beckham and Kate Moss. Other big stars to pay their respects included Jonathan Ross, Paloma
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