NEWS OF THE WEEK: Julie Andrews makes rare public appearance to raise awareness for Parkinson's disease.

The Sound of Music actress recorded a video to kick off the World Parkinson Congress in Phoenix, Arizona on 24 May. Addressing attendees, the British actress threw her support behind the fight for a cure for Parkinson's, a cause close to her heart. "Good evening, everyone, I'm Julie Andrews and I'm pleased to welcome you to the seventh World Parkinson's Congress," Andrews said in a video posted to YouTube by the World Parkinson Coalition.