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‘He leant me his RSC Oberon cape for my school play’: Patrick Stewart remembered by readers

The Guardian UK Wednesday 04 November 2026, 14:15 UTC By Majidah Chowdhury, Jane Clinton and Guardian readers 1 min read
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From coaching youth community theatre to supporting Huddersfield football club and delighting sci-fi fans at graduation ceremonies, the actor is fondly rememberedPatrick Stewart – a life in picturesOn Star Trek, Patrick Stewart could make anyone feel hopeful for humanityPatrick Stewart brought gravitas and complexity to the screen‘He stood for the best of us’: William Shatner and more pay tributeWhat I always loved about Patrick was that he genuinely seemed connected to where he came from...

From coaching youth community theatre to supporting Huddersfield football club and delighting sci-fi fans at graduation ceremonies, the actor is fondly remembered

What I always loved about Patrick was that he genuinely seemed connected to where he came from despite his global success. Once a Yorkshireman, always a Yorkshireman. I was lucky enough to see him at the Royal Shakespeare Company performing Hamlet, Merchant of Venice, and in Godot at the Haymarket, which is the only time the play has been so brilliantly performed as to make sense to me. I loved that he supported causes he clearly believed in, such as tackling domestic violence. He remained a good old-fashioned socialist. Got to applaud that. Shirley, 55, West Yorkshire

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