Overview
- Miriam Margolyes confirmed on Facebook that Diamond died suddenly on Monday 5 January at University College Hospital in London.
- Margolyes remembered her friend as "one of the angels in our business," praising her generosity, warmth and perceptiveness.
- Stage manager Paul Jackson and other colleagues shared remembrances, noting her support for Play School and decades of friendship.
- Diamond's work spanned five decades, including roles in The Avengers, Sherlock Holmes and Brookside, plus narrating Jackanory and voicing Galadriel in the BBC's 1981 Lord of the Rings radio adaptation.
- Reports note recent health issues, yet she made a public appearance in December 2024 at Riverside Studios, and funeral details have not yet been shared by her family.