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Elton John honored the precocious Queen Elizabeth II during a Sept. 8 performance successful Toronto, calling her an "inspiring presence."
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Elton John paid a tearjerking tribute to Queen Elizabeth II through song.
Hours aft Her Majesty died astatine property 96 astatine Balmoral Castle successful Scotland, the British vocalist took the signifier during his Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour halt successful Toronto, Canada, connected Sept. 8. Elton addressed the assemblage saying, "Well of people you cognize contiguous we had the saddest news about the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth."
He continued, "She was an inspiring beingness to beryllium astir and I've been astir her and she was fantastic. She led the state through immoderate of our top and darkest moments with grace, decency and a genuine attraction and warmth."
During his remarks, the "Tiny Dancer" vocalist reflected connected the precocious sovereign's beingness and legacy. "I'm 75—she's been with maine each my beingness and I consciousness precise bittersweet that she won't beryllium with maine anymore," Elton explained. "I'm gladsome she's astatine peace, and I'm gladsome she's astatine rest, and she deserves it due to the fact that she's worked bloody hard."
After expressing his condolences to the royal family, Elton had 1 petition for the audience, saying, "I nonstop my emotion to her household and her loved ones. And she volition beryllium missed, but her tone lives connected and we observe her beingness contiguous with music, OK."
The legendary instrumentalist concluded the tribute by launching into his 1974 hit, "Don't Let the Sun Go Down connected Me."
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Earlier successful the day, Elton released a connection connected his official Twitter account, writing, "Along with the remainder of the nation, I americium profoundly saddened to perceive the quality of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth's passing. Queen Elizabeth has been a immense portion of my beingness from puerility to this day, and I volition miss her dearly."
Elton's relationship with the royal family spans decades. In his 2019 autobiography, Me, Elton reflected connected archetypal gathering the household aft being invited to meal astatine Kensington Palace by the Queens sister, the precocious Princess Margaret in the '70s. In 1998, the precocious monarch appointed Elton a knight for euphony and foundation services.
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