Britain's cultural giants join in tributes to 'inspiring' Queen Elizabeth II

Sir Elton John meets the Queen backstage at the Diamond Jubilee concert in 2012, with Sir Cliff Richard, Dame Shirley Bassey and Sir Tome Jones in the background -planImage source, PA Media

The biggest names in British music, film and TV have come together to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II.

Sir Elton John wrote that she was "an inspiring presence to be around".

Sir Paul McCartney simply posted: “God bless Queen Elizabeth II. May she rest in peace. Long live the king."

Actress Dame Helen Mirren, who won an Oscar for playing the monarch in the 2006 film The Queen, wrote that She was 'proud to be an Elizabethan'.

Dame Helen, who also performed in a Platinum Jubilee competition this summer, added: 'We mourn a woman who, with or without the crown, was the epitome of nobility."

Britain's cultural giants join in tributes to 'inspiring' Queen Elizabeth II
Sir Elton John meets the Queen backstage at the Diamond Jubilee concert in 2012, with Sir Cliff Richard, Dame Shirley Bassey and Sir Tome Jones in the background -planImage source, PA Media

The biggest names in British music, film and TV have come together to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth II.

Sir Elton John wrote that she was "an inspiring presence to be around".

Sir Paul McCartney simply posted: “God bless Queen Elizabeth II. May she rest in peace. Long live the king."

Actress Dame Helen Mirren, who won an Oscar for playing the monarch in the 2006 film The Queen, wrote that She was 'proud to be an Elizabethan'.

Dame Helen, who also performed in a Platinum Jubilee competition this summer, added: 'We mourn a woman who, with or without the crown, was the epitome of nobility."

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