{"id":2433978,"date":"2026-05-27T10:07:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T10:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2433978"},"modified":"2026-05-27T10:07:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T10:07:58","slug":"julie-andrews-makes-rare-public-appearance-in-emotional-parkinsons-plea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/julie-andrews-makes-rare-public-appearance-in-emotional-parkinsons-plea\/","title":{"rendered":"Julie Andrews makes rare public appearance in emotional Parkinson\u2019s plea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-da49e9cb-2fe6-352f-970e-bb75bdeeb7ce\">\n<header class=\"flex justify-between items-start\"\/>\n<div class=\"flex items-start justify-between w-full mt-[7px] mb-4 flex-row\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center space-x-2.5\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:icon;slk:The Independent US;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative h-full\"><\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col border-l border-gray-400 ml-4 pl-2.5\" style=\"border-left-width:1px\"><span class=\"text-[.923em] text-[#808080] font-semibold leading-[19px]\"><time datetime=\"2026-05-27T09:43:30.000Z\">Wed, May 27, 2026 at 9:43 AM UTC<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-cover\">\n<figure class=\"content-figure flex justify-center mb-[1em] mx-auto\">\n<div style=\"max-width:976px\">\n<div class=\"content-image\"><img alt=\"\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"976\" height=\"651\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img w-full w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/A97A069C26FE82F77D5F6E3878A6054F9BC38E6BAA857D95C1600476A9EDF69E\/subgraphmysterio\/resizefill_w976_h651;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Faol_the_independent_us_877%2F61f79ab7b4badd523ac9f5c33946e8ef\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"fig-caption\">\n<p>Julie Andrews makes rare public appearance in emotional Parkinson\u2019s plea<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-body\">\n<p>Dame <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Julie Andrews;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/julie-andrews\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Julie Andrews<\/a> has made a rare public appearance to raise awareness of Parkinson\u2019s disease.<\/p>\n<p>In a video released by the World Parkinson Coalition on Sunday (24 May), the actor, 90, spoke about the importance of continuing efforts to find a cure for the disease as she welcomed attendees to the seventh World Parkinson\u2019s Congress.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Your participation is invaluable, as we seek to find a cure to this terrible disease. I know well how devastating it can be,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMay we all become a beacon of light to stop it in its tracks,\u201d Dame Julie, who has largely taken a step back from the public eye, added. She provides the voiceover for<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Lady Whistledown in Netflix\u2019s;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/voices\/prince-harry-daily-mail-trial-diary-liz-hurley-elton-john-b2935448.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> Lady Whistledown in Netflix\u2019s <\/a><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Bridgerton;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/voices\/prince-harry-daily-mail-trial-diary-liz-hurley-elton-john-b2935448.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Bridgerton<\/em><\/a>series.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.aol.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wed, May 27, 2026 at 9:43 AM UTC Julie Andrews makes rare public appearance in emotional Parkinson\u2019s plea Dame Julie Andrews has made a rare public appearance to raise awareness of Parkinson\u2019s disease. 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