AMANDA Holden paid an emotional tribute to the Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace today. The Britain's Got Talent judge, 51, said she could "not imagine" the country without the Queen, after 70 years on the throne.
Her Majesty died peacefully at the age of 96 yesterday, with her family by her side. Looking sombre, Amanda was seen wearing a navy-blue dress as she paid her respects at the gates of Buckingham Palace.
The TV star wore a pair of sunglasses as she walked past crowds of mourning fans at The Mall. In a heartwarming post, Amanda wrote: "I think we all thought our Queen would live forever… READ MORE ON THE QUEEN'S DEATHKING'S WELCOME Latest Queen tributes as grieving Charles meets fans at Buckingham PalacePECKING ORDER Overeager fan plants KISS on Charles as he greets thousands outside Palace "Her grace, good humour and indomitable spirit embodied everything that made Great Britain, Great. "I just can’t imagine our country without her...My thoughts are with her family #godsavethequeen" Amanda followed up her tribute post with a photo of a rainbow that appeared in the sky above Buckingham Palace yesterday.
Stunned members of the public have been gathering at palaces across the UK to pay their respects to Britain's longest-serving monarch.
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