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Fame In Pictures Desk
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On This Day 2002: Four British Stars Launch M&S View From Sportswear
Ellen MacArthur, Darcey Bussell, Darren Gough and Chemmy Alcott meet at the M&S View From launch in London on 3 September 2002.

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On This Day 2002: Barbara Windsor Goes Shoe Shopping on Bond Street
Barbara Windsor shops the sale at Gina on Bond Street in London on 2 September 2002.

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On This Day 2007: Hayden Panettiere at BBC Radio 1
Hayden Panettiere leaves BBC Radio 1 in London on 31 August 2007, carrying a Chris Moyles mug.

Archive Note
Nicole Kidman Arrives for Blue Room Rehearsals in London, 1998
Nicole Kidman arrives at a London rehearsal space on 26 August 1998, ahead of her stage debut in The Blue Room.

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On This Day 2000: opening night at the Venice Film Festival
Eight archive photographs return to Venice on 30 August 2000, as Clint Eastwood, Sharon Stone and fellow film stars arrived for opening night.

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On This Day 2010: the night a new television era took the Emmys
Eleven photographs return to 29 August 2010, when Jimmy Fallon hosted and Modern Family, Mad Men, Al Pacino and Edie Falco took major honours.

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Tim Curry dies aged 80: remembering a singular star
The actor who made Dr Frank-N-Furter immortal leaves a five-decade legacy spanning stage, screen, music and one of popular culture's most unmistakable voices.

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On This Day 1998: Peter Max paints Princess Diana
On 28 August 1998, Peter Max created a vivid portrait of Princess Diana for an international charity event in New York.

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On This Day 1998: Zoe Ball in Knightsbridge
Reviewed archive images document Zoe Ball shopping at designer boutiques in Knightsbridge, London, on 27 August 1998.

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Dolly Parton, the country star who made generosity part of her legend, dies at 80
From the Smoky Mountains to stages around the world, Dolly Parton turned an unmistakable voice, a gift for storytelling and a radical instinct for kindness into one of the most enduring careers in popular culture.

Archive Note
Prince William and Kate Middleton Marry at Westminster Abbey, 29 April 2011
On 29 April 2011, Prince William and Catherine Middleton were married in Westminster Abbey before a global television audience, with celebrations continuing at Buckingham Palace.

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Dan Aykroyd and Donna Dixon in Portofino, July 2002
Dan Aykroyd and Donna Dixon pictured together in Portofino, Italy on 8 July 2002, the same year Aykroyd began his recurring role on According to Jim.
