Richard Attenborough's condition remains no better or worse after he suffered a fall at his home, a hospital spokesman said today.
The 85-year-old actor and director has been in a stable condition at St George's Hospital in Tooting, south west London, after the accident last week. The hospital spokesman said: "There is no change at this stage."
Lord Dickie Attenborough had been due to honour 'Brief Encounter' star Dame Celia Johnson at a plaque-unveiling ceremony in Richmond upon Thames, Surrey, last Thursday, the centenary of her birth.
A spokeswoman for the event said: "He had a fall and he wasn't able to do it."
Born in Cambridge in 1923, Lord Attenborough has championed the British film business through its triumphs and trials for more than 60 years as actor, Oscar-winning director and prolific movie-maker. 'Gandhi' is the highlight of his career, clinching eight Oscars, including best film and best director.
As an actor he was lured out of semi-retirement by directors Satyajit Ray and Steven Spielberg to appear respectively in 'The Chess Players' and the blockbuster 'Jurassic Park'.
Tragedy struck on Boxing Day 2004 when his elder daughter Jane Holland her daughter, Lucy, and her mother-in-law, also named Jane, were killed in the south-Asian tsunami.
Lord Attenborough lives in Richmond upon Thames. He is the older brother of TV wildlife presenter Sir David Attenborough.
