Los Angeles, Dec. 27 -- Veteran star Dame Maggie Smith will be honoured with a special tribute in the third 'Downton Abbey' movie.

As per Variety, executive producer Gareth Neame confirmed that the third film will include a tribute to both the character and to Smith herself.

"The fact that Dame Maggie herself has now passed away since that time, I do think, has given a real added poignancy to a story that we would have planned anyway," Neame told TVLine while promoting Peacock's 'The Day of the Jackal.'

"The loss of the Dowager, it now feels far more significant that you see actors playing characters mourning the family matriarch. But I also see actors mourning the matriarch of the show, and it feels more genuine and more meaningful."...