'Game Of Thrones' Twitter account posts heartbreaking message on Diana Rigg's death

Fans are mourning the death of Diana Rigg who was best known internationally for her role as 'Lady Olenna Tyrell' in HBO series "Game Of Thrones".

Condolences started pouring in after her agent announced that the actress has died at the age of 82.

The official Twitter account of "Game Of Thrones" which is followed by over eight million people also posted a message which read, "Be a dragon. The realm will always remember Diana Rigg." 
 

Rigg -- who as Emma Peel alongside Patrick Macnee´s John Steed in "The Avengers" became a 1960s icon -- won Emmy, Tony and Bafta awards during her lengthy stage and screen career.

Classically trained at Britain´s Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, she also played James Bond´s wife in the 1969 film starring George Lazenby, "On Her Majesty´s Secret Service".

In the later stages of her career, she won legions of younger fans and critical praise for her part as Olenna Tyrell in the hugely popular "Game of Thrones" series.