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The Nepalese tourist spot Mattikhan Hill in Pokhara has been renamed Mattikhan Lumley View in honor of British actress Joanna Lumley and her father James.

British actress Joanna Lumley says she is excited to meet Nepalese President Ram Baran Yadav during her visit as part of a veterans campaign. Lumley, known for roles on TV series like The New Avengers and Absolutely Fabulous, said Saturday before departing for Nepal she is looking forward to also meeting with former Gurkha soldiers during her weeklong visit. I don't think it can be anything other than wonderful, Lumley told the BBC. It's just incredible.

The comedy team of Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders will be honored with a fellowship at Sunday's British Academy of Film and Television Arts TV awards show. The duo, who met in 1978 at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London, co-starred in the BBC's French & Saunders sketch comedy series and numerous TV specials. Saunders has also starred in the situation comedy Absolutely Fabulous, while French headlined her own show The Vicar of Dibley.

British actress Joanna Lumley says she re-enacts the alleged mistreatment of pigs on European farms in a forthcoming documentary. Lumley said in the Jamie Saving Our Bacon documentary she will be penned inside a steel cage typically reserved for pregnant sows in an attempt to draw attention to the allegedly