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Mark Rylance withdraws from Olympic

Actor Mark Rylance has dropped out of the Olympics opening ceremony following the sudden death of his step-daughter.

Film-maker Nataasha van Kampen died of "unsuspected natural causes" on Sunday, aged 28, the actor said in a statement issued by Shakespeare's Globe.

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