'Feel sad she won't be with me anymore' Elton John stops concert to remember Queen
express.co.ukElton John, 75, was in the midst of belting out his greatest hits on his Yellow Brick Road tour when he stopped to remember the Queen.The monarch died aged 96 at Balmoral surrounded by her loved ones.
News of her death was announced yesterday afternoon after an official statement said she was being supervised by doctors.During his gig at the Rogers Centre in Toronto last night, Elton stopped the music and gave an emotional speech.
He told the crowd: "She was an inspiring presence to be around, I've been around her and she was fantastic."She led the country though some of our greatest and darkest moments with grace, decency and a genuine care and warmth."Piers Morgan blasts 'vile disgusting' criticism of Queen after deathThe singer continued: "She's been with me all my life."And I feel very sad that she won't be with me any more.
But I'm glad she's at peace [and] at rest."She deserves it because she's worked b****y hard."He went on to send his love to her family, adding her "spirit lives on".A clip of the moment was shared on Twitter by 98.1 CHFI.They wrote: "Sir @eltonofficial gives tribute to the Queen at his last show in #Toronto #TheQueen #EltonFarewellTour."Elton also tweeted his condolences to the late monarch in view of his 1.1 million followers yesterday.As part of a lengthy statement, he said he was "deeply saddened" by the news.James Jordan rows with Denise Welch over Meghan Markle's speech [REACTION]Rachel Riley's eye-popping display leaves Countdown viewers distracted [PICTURED]BBC News' Clive Myrie slams 'insensitive' criticism of Queen coverage [REVEALED]"She was an inspiring presence to be around and led the country through some of the greatest and darkest with grace, decency and a genuine caring.
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