Very sad. My father taught her son in the 1970s, and we were invited in to meet her after a performance at the Theatre Royal. Strange thing, though, she died in a Sussex nursing home after a short illness, though she lived in Stratford-upon-Avon. I don't know if she was in something at Chichester. Poor lady had been through quite a lot in her later years, including nearly losing her son on the A303 when they lived in Somerset.
She was also in Dynasty,Doctor Who,Absolutely Fabulous...I do not know if she had surgery or not but she had natural high cheekbones.
The statement given out is 'A short illness' and she passed away in a Sussex Nursing home.