Film screening to celebrate Betty White will go ahead on her 100th birthday

A screening of a documentary film to celebrate Betty White will go ahead as planned on what would have been her 100th birthday (Chris Pizzello/PA)

Makers of a documentary about the life and career of US actress Betty White have said a screening of the film on what would have been her 100th birthday will go ahead as planned.

The screen veteran died on New Year’s Eve, aged 99, less than a month before her landmark birthday on January 17.