Today (September 8) Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen of the United Kingdom, died peacefully at Balmoral.
In a statement, Buckingham Palace said: “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and the Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.”
Prince Charles, now Prince Charles II, said in the following statement: “The death of my beloved Mother, Her Majesty The Queen, is a moment of the greatest sadness for me and all members of my family.”
The Queen, who succeeded to the throne in 1952 aged 25, has received countless tributes by the entertainment world who all mourn the great loss. From Elton John and Mick Jagger, to Ozzy Osbourne and Helen Mirren, fellow Brits pay their respects.
“Along with the rest of the nation, I am deeply saddened to hear the news of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s passing,” Elton John said. “She was an inspiring presence to be around and led the country through some of our greatest and darkest moments with grace, decency and a genuine caring warmth.
“Queen Elizabeth has been a huge part of my life from childhood to this day,” he added. “And I will miss her dearly.”
Mick Jagger wrote: “For my whole life Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II has always been there. In my childhood I can recall watching her wedding highlights on TV. I remember her as a beautiful young lady, to the much beloved grandmother of the nation. My deepest sympathies are with the Royal family.”
Ozzy Osbourne, who played at the Queen’s Jubilee in 2002, also took to social media to express his condolences.
“I mourn with my country the passing of our greatest Queen,” the Black Sabbath front tweeted. “With a heavy heart I say it is devastating the thought of England without Queen Elizabeth II.”
Helen Mirren, who played an Oscar winning performance of Queen Elizabeth in the 2006 film The Queen, posted on Instagram.
“I am proud to be an Elizabethan,” she wrote. “We mourn a woman, who, with or without the crown, was the epitome of nobility.”
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