Dame Judi Dench is a multi-award-winning stage, television and film actress, including an Oscar for “Shakespeare in Love”, although she is probably best known for playing “M” in seven James Bond films.  Her most recent stage appearance was in “The Winter’s Tale” with Kenneth Branagh and her most recent film is “Cats”.   She was made a Dame in 1988 and became a Companion of Honour in 2005.  She supports a vast range of charities and is delighted to add Compassion in World Farming to her list.  

Photograph by Robert Wilson.