Shestarted screaming and allthe staff thought she had been electrocuted, " said CliffordElphick, head of Gem DiamondMining, which owns 70 percent of the mine."
The lightness that had characterised the evening gave way briefly to a solemn moment in memory of recently departed actors - among them Leo McKern, Michael Elphick, Pat Coombs, Adam Faith and Dame Thora Hird.