Article: Profile: Elizabeth Taylor: Queen of heartbreaks

FOR one of Hollywood's last icons, long accustomed to ranks of publicists employed to manage her myth, micro-blogging appeared an incongruous, almost inelegant medium for Dame Elizabeth Taylor to speak to her faithful. But even with the constraints of Twitter, the two-times Oscar winner showed she has lost none of her charm and class. "Any prayers you happen to have lying around," she told fans, "I would dearly appreciate. Love you."

The 77-year-old is this weekend recovering from heart surgery on what she dismissed as a "leaky" valve. It is only the latest health scare to befall the actress. In recent years, she has cut an almost ethereal figure, existing in luxurious yet fragile Bel Air ...

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