Debbie Reynolds Already Had Christmas Table Set for Carrie Fisher When She Suffered Fatal Heart Attack

The late acting legend, whodied on Dec. 28, 2016just one day after her daughterCarrie Fisher, had prepared a Christmas celebration for her family that would never be enjoyed, her friend and writer Sue Cameron tells PEOPLE. “When Carrie was flying in on the plane [from London], Debbie had already made sure the table was set. The menu, everything,” Cameron says. Despite the preparations, the family — which included Fisher’s daughterBillie Lourd— wouldn’t enjoy the prepared feast.

Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher's Sweetest Moments Together

01of 19George Rinhart/Corbis via GettyCarrie Fisher gazes up at her parents Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher not long after her birth on Oct. 21, 1956. 01of 19 George Rinhart/Corbis via Getty Carrie Fisher gazes up at her parents Debbie Reynolds and Eddie Fisher not long after her birth on Oct. 21, 1956. 02of 19ZUMA Press/MEGAThe young Fisher family in happier times. 02of 19 ZUMA Press/MEGA The young Fisher family in happier times.

Debbie Reynolds' Extraordinary Life in Pictures

01of 17Debbie Reynolds' Early YearsCourtesy Debbie ReynoldsBorn in El Paso, Texas, on April 1, 1932,Debbie Reynoldsrelocated to California with her family in the late ’30s — and entered the Miss Burbank pageant as a teenager. “My brother came to laugh at me because he knew I’d lose,” she told PEOPLE, adding that her career goal had been to become a gym teacher. Then 16, she won — and landed a movie contract with Warner Brothers after a scout at the pageant sought her out.

Debbie Reynolds's Former California Cottage Hits the Market for $2.1 Million — See Inside

Photo: Christopher Amitrano; Inset: Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic Debbie Reynolds’s former San Fernando Valley home is now on the market for $2.1 million. The lateSingin' in the Rainstar,whodied at 84 in December 2016, bought the 3-bedroom, 3-bathroom cottage-style home in 1987 for $220,000,Dirtreports, citing tax records. Reynolds’s estate did not sell the 2,093-square-foot cottage-style home until 2019. Christopher Amitrano The couple listed the home withGreg Holcombof Douglas Elliman. “It was like something out of a dream for me.

Debby Ryan 'Devastated' After Jessie Costar Cameron Boyce's Death: 'The World Was Robbed'

“This ripped me up. I keep trying and I can’t make anything make sense,” theInsatiablestar, 26, wrote in a touchingInstagram tribute, which included throwback photos from theJessieset. “He was blameless, and relentlessly joyful; he was good. Through and through, Cam is good, in all ways and to all people. And the most alive.” Ryan said that even though she is “so confused and devastated and angry,” those emotions don’t represent the positive attitude Boyce was known for in his life.