Queen Elizabeth II died immediately at Balmoral Fort, her property in Scotland, after a 70-year reign. Her household gathered to her facet after medical doctors introduced that they have been “involved” about her well being. She was 96.

As the top of the royal household with a decades-long tenure in energy, Elizabeth was an omnipresent determine inside fashionable tradition. Along with the various portrayals of her in tv and movie, she was the inspiration for the Smiths’ The Queen is Useless, the Intercourse Pistols’ “God Save the Queen,” the Stone Roses’ “Elizabeth My Pricey,” and a lot music. Her loss of life prompted numerous reactions on social media, together with from the musicians she knighted.

Sir Paul McCartney posted an image of the younger royal with the caption “God bless Queen Elizabeth II. Might she relaxation in peace. Lengthy dwell The King.” His Beatles bandmate, Sir Ringo Starr, shared a newer {photograph} with the caption “God bless Queen Elizabeth peace and like to all of the household peace and love Ringo,” adopted by a sequence of optimistic emojis.

“For my complete life Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II has at all times been there,” Sir Mick Jagger wrote. “In my childhood I can recall watching her marriage ceremony highlights on TV. I keep in mind her as a wonderful younger girl, to the a lot beloved grandmother of the nation. My deepest sympathies are with the Royal household.” The Rolling Stones additionally prolonged sympathy to the royal household.

“Together with the remainder of the nation, I’m deeply saddened to listen to the information of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s passing,” Sir Elton John stated in a assertion. “She was an inspiring presence to be round, and lead the nation by way of a few of our biggest, and darkest, moments with grace, decency and a real caring heat. Queen Elizabeth has been an enormous a part of my life from childhood to this present day, and I’ll miss her dearly.”

“We want to ship out deepest sympathy to the Royal household following the passing of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II; a robust and highly effective girl whose seventy 12 months reign was served with integrity, dignity, grace and compassion,” Yoko Ono and Sean Lennon shared in a press release.

“I mourn with my nation the passing of our biggest Queen,” Ozzy Osbourne wrote. “With a heavy coronary heart I say it’s devastating the considered England with out Queen Elizabeth II.” Liam Gallagher wrote, merely: “Gutted.” Patti Smith, Janet Jackson, Harry Kinds, Stevie Nicks, Liz Phair, Jenny Lewis, Nicki Minaj, Dionne Warwick, Maren Morris, and plenty of others have posted tributes. The Mercury Prize, scheduled to be awarded tonight, has been postponed. Kanye West shared a photograph of the late monarch on Instagram, writing, “Life is treasured. Releasing all grudges immediately. Leaning into the sunshine.”

This text was first revealed on Thursday, August 8 at 3:01 p.m. Japanese. It was final up to date on Friday, September 9 at 8:13 a.m. Japanese.