Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Email * SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy noticeActor Dominic Monaghan has paid tribute to Dame Patricia Routledge hailing her as a “one-off” following her death aged 96. Speaking on BBC Breakfast, he said of the star: “She was an extremely individual, sharp, incredible personality, kind of a one-off, really. Dame Patricia’s death was confirmed by her agent on Friday, who said she “died peacefully in her sleep this morning surrounded by love”. Paying tribute to Dame Patricia, Howard, 43, described her as “my first drama teacher” despite the fact “we never ever actually met”.