Blue Plaque Unveiled For Wendy Richard

The Heritage Foundation has unveiled a blue plaque in Mayfair to commemorate the life of the Eastenders actress, Wendy Richard MBE.

The plaque was unveiled at the Shepherd Tavern in Hertford Street, where she lived with her parents as a child. Many stars who have worked from Wendy Richard gathered at the unveiling today, including Todd Carty, David Croft OBE, Natalie Cassidy, Frank Thornton and Perry Fenwick.

Wendy Richard died in February of this year. Shortly after she was diagnosed with terminal cancer, she married her partner at the Chesterfield Hotel, also in Mayfair.