Helen Mirren and more
These celebrities pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II
Helen Mirren (left) once embodied the Queen in a film.
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Queen Elizabeth II is dead. Numerous celebrities have said goodbye to the great monarch on social media.
Great mourning around the world for Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022). The British monarch died on September 8th at the age of 96. Numerous prominent personalities have already spoken out on social media and paid tribute to the Queen.
The British actress Helen Mirren (77), she slipped into the role of the monarch for the historical film “The Queen” in 2006 and was knighted as a lady commander in 2003, wrote at Instagram to a black and white photo of the young queen: “I am proud to be an Elizabethan. We mourn the loss of a woman who, with or without a crown, was the epitome of nobility.”
Elton John will ‘miss the monarch a lot’
British superstar Elton John (75) said goodbye to the Queen at Twitter: “Like the entire nation, I am deeply saddened by the news of the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth. She was an inspirational figure who guided our country through some of our greatest and darkest moments with grace, decency and genuine warmth,” he writes Musician. “Queen Elizabeth has been an important part of my life from childhood and I will miss her dearly.”
The British singer Duffy (38) wrote about a picture of the Queen with her husband Prince Philip, who died in 2021: “May they dance in the sky.” Compatriot and designer Victoria Beckham (48) wrote in a post: “Today is a very sad day not only for our country but for the whole world. I am deeply saddened by the passing of our beloved monarch, Her Majesty the Queen.” She will be remembered for her unwavering loyalty and service, and Beckham’s thoughts are with the Royal Family at this “incredibly sad time”.
Mick Jagger: “She’s been there all my life”
Singer and Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger (79) wrote in a tweet: “All my life, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has always been there. I can remember watching her wedding highlights on television when I was a child. I remember her as a beautiful young lady, the much-loved grandmother of the nation. My deepest condolences to the royal family.”
In the USA, too, there is great sympathy for the British woman’s death. Actor Sylvester Stallone (76) wrote to a common picture with the Queen: “May this great Queen rest in peace. The world will never see her like again.”
Stars from Germany have also commented on the death of Queen Elizabeth II. The German-British singer Ross Antony (48) shared at Instagram a touching message: “Words cannot express how I feel right now. We have just lost an absolutely incredible, remarkable, loving, faithful, humble, lovable and wonderful Queen. […] Your Majesty: Thank you for 70 years of dedication and service not only to your country but to the rest of the world. [..] The world won’t be the same without her.”