The star of Downton Abbey has been devastated by the untimely loss of her fiancé, John Dineen, to a rare form of cancer. Dockery, who turns 34 on Tuesday, reportedly flew from the United States to be with Dineen and his family in Dineen's final hours. No further details have been released, but the Irish Examiner reports that a private funeral service will take place on Wednesday.
THE Irish fiancé of Downton Abbey star Michelle Dockery will be laid to rest today in his native Cork.
John passed away just two days before Michelle's birthday.
The Golden Globe-winning actor was engaged to the public relations director, who died on Sunday morning in a hospice in Ireland. She appears with co-stars (from left) Allen Leech, Elizabeth McGovern, Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Phyllis Logan and Kevin Doyle at an event in NY on December 7.
Dineen from Cork Ireland was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer earlier this
While Dockery never confirmed her engagement publicly, in February of this year their engagement buzz surfaced in the news.
Michelle Dockery and John Dineen attend the Angelique Kerber v Heather Watson match on centre court during day four of the Wimbledon Championships at Wimbledon on June 26, 2014 in London, England. "When "Downton" first became...[successful]...I was so overwhelmed and found it hard to adjust to being recognized and having my private life in the spotlight. That's all you need to know", she'd said, according to the Daily Mail.
Mr Dineen was raised in Waterfall, Co.
In a Marie Claire interview, she said that among the people she'd invite to a dinner party were "Marilyn Monroe, Patti Smith, Ernest Hemingway, Johnny Cash, Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell and John Dineen".
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