While last week's cover prematurely celebrated the TV icon's 100th birthday, this week's cover says "Goodbye to a Golden Girl." "After we went to press and our issue hit newsstands and arrived in subscribers' homes across America, Betty died at the age of 99," People editor in chief Dan Wakeford wrote in a note to readers. "We are deeply saddened by the news of Betty's passing but are honored that she chose to work with PEOPLE for one of her last interviews. Many have joked that Betty, who was the queen of comic timing and had a wicked sense of humor, is no doubt smiling from above about that cover."
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