Dame Julie Andrews delivered a rare public video message from her living room to support the World Parkinson Congress in Phoenix, stressing personal understanding of the disease and thanking attendees for driving the search for a cure.

In the message, she called herself a "red thread" in reference to the Red Thread Project, underscoring unity and strength within the Parkinson’s community.

The video showed her seated on a living room couch in a gray sweatshirt over a white turtleneck, accessorized with gold jewelry.

Emma Walton Hamilton, Andrews’s daughter, has worked with her on projects and holds roles in theatre education and programming at Bay Street Theatre in New York.

The piece highlights a long friendship between Andrews and Carol Burnett, dating back to the 1960s on Broadway, described as sister-like and enduring for over six decades.

Burnett has praised Andrews’s kindness and loyalty, and the two have collaborated on multiple projects since the 1960s.

In May 2024, Andrews and Hamilton promoted their children’s audiobook Waiting in the Wings on CBS News Sunday Morning, with Andrews reflecting on losing her singing voice after a 1997 throat surgery and how her daughter helped reframe her voice as storytelling.

The duo discussed Waiting in the Wings during a CBS Sunday Morning segment, highlighting their ongoing collaboration and family ties.

In 2024, they appeared in a pre-taped CBS interview to promote Waiting in the Wings, where Andrews spoke about her career and supporting her family.

Andrews has had limited recent public appearances but remains active as a voice actress, notably voicing Lady Whistledown in Netflix’s Bridgerton since 2020, with a legacy tied to Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, and The Princess Diaries.

She won an Emmy for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance for Bridgerton in 2023, underscoring her ongoing impact in entertainment.

Her first public appearance in two years followed a 2023 in-person event for Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love.