Donny Osmond 'deeply saddened' as US singer recalls 'great privilege' of meeting Queen

express.co.uk:

Donny Osmond, who first found fame performing with four of his elder brothers as The Osmonds, hoped Her Majesty may “rest in peace” before using a dove emoji to finish off the social media dedication.The image used alongside his words showed Donny alongside five of his siblings, who all look extremely similar.Pictured shaking her hand after a performance at the Royal Variety Show, Donny smiled as he and the Queen fondly looked at each other.

His siblings are also seen grinning as the monarch greeted each and every one of them.Donny wrote in his tweet: “I had the honour of not only performing on stage for Her Majesty The Queen at least 4 times, but also had the great privilege of meeting her.“I’m deeply saddened by the news.“My thoughts are with her family & with everyone around the world during this time.“May she rest in peace.”This is not the first time Donny has shared his love and admiration for the late monarch, as back in April 2021 the Puppy Love singer dedicated a post on Instagram to Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations.Using the same image from 2003, which was taken at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Donny wrote: “What a wonderful moment it was meeting Queen Elizabeth II in 2003 after the Royal Variety Performance at the Edinburgh Festival Theatre in Scotland.“Sending her well wishes on her special day.”In reply to his tweet concerning the Queen’s death, user @Tinaburgess62 also shared another image of the Osmond brothers, this time from 1972, when the now 64-year-old Donny was only about 14 years of age.Writing above the image, which again shows the brothers beaming at meeting the monarch, who is visibly youthful and wearing a tiara, she wrote: “That's a lovely post Donny.