|  |  |  Monday, April 26, 1999 Published at 18:57 GMT 19:57 UK

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 Jill Dando: Her brilliant career

 BBC TV presenter Jill Dando was known for her beauty, grace and sweet, natural elegance. Her warm smile, as seen in these photos from her 14-year career, will be well missed.
![[ image: Childhood days on the beach at home in Weston-super-Mare]](https://www.bbc.com/olmedia/325000/images/_328891_holiday.jpg) | | Childhood days on the beach at home in Weston-super-Mare |
![[ image: The shy teenager]](https://www.bbc.com/olmedia/325000/images/_328891_beach.jpg) | | The shy teenager |
![[ image: The first day on Breakfast News in 1988]](https://www.bbc.com/olmedia/325000/images/_328891_break.jpg) | | The first day on Breakfast News in 1988 |
![[ image: Presenting Breakfast News with Nicholas Witchell in 1989]](https://www.bbc.com/olmedia/325000/images/_328891_witch.jpg) | | Presenting Breakfast News with Nicholas Witchell in 1989 |
![[ image: In Skiathos, Greece in 1994]](https://www.bbc.com/olmedia/325000/images/_328891_jilboat.jpg) | | In Skiathos, Greece in 1994 |
![[ image: Making new friends in India]](https://www.bbc.com/olmedia/325000/images/_328891_jillind.jpg) | | Making new friends in India |
![[ image: Among the tulips of Amsterdam in 1996]](https://www.bbc.com/olmedia/325000/images/_328891_dandholl.jpg) | | Among the tulips of Amsterdam in 1996 |
![[ image: Upstaged in Kenya]](https://www.bbc.com/olmedia/325000/images/_328891_danturt.jpg) | | Upstaged in Kenya |
![[ image: With Nick Ross for Crimewatch UK 1997]](https://www.bbc.com/olmedia/325000/images/_328891_dandcrim.jpg) | | With Nick Ross for Crimewatch UK 1997 |
![[ image: On holiday in Hong Kong]](https://www.bbc.com/olmedia/325000/images/_328891_jillkon.jpg) | | On holiday in Hong Kong |
![[ image: Playing the tennis champ in Eastbourne with Holiday in 1996]](https://www.bbc.com/olmedia/325000/images/_328891_dandwim.jpg) | | Playing the tennis champ in Eastbourne with Holiday in 1996 |



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