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Elton 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.

BBC News viewers who launched a “vitriolic pile on” aimed at him over his coverage of Queen Elizabeth II’s death yesterday.The Mastermind presenter came under fire on social media after saying on-air that the energy bills crisis is "of course insignificant now" given the "gravity of the situation" regarding news of the Monarch’s health.One outraged online user took to Twitter to share a clip of Clive presenting the BBC News special, in which he discussed the concerns surrounding Her Majesty’s health prior to her death being confirmed by Buckingham Palace.In the video, Clive could be hear saying: “The news a little bit earlier on today that the doctors in Scotland were concerned about the Queen’s health, coming as Liz Truss was making a rather important statement concerning the future of energy bills, of course insignificant now, given the gravity of the situation we seem to be experiencing with Her Majesty.”The caption of the video, uploaded by TomDRogers1, read: “Here’s BBC News Presenter Clive Myrie saying that the Energy Bills Price Crisis is "of course insignificant now" given the "gravity of the situation" regarding news of the Queen's health.”The video appeared to cause controversy on the social media platform, with users soon replying to the tweet and prompting a response from Clive to clarify his statement.AperolFitz said: “Once again, the life expectancy for people experiencing homelessness is 45 for men, and 43 for women.“Their deaths are no less significant than that of a monarch, and they are certainly not afforded the same comfort, security and dignity.

K.J. Yossman BBC journalist Clive Myrie has called on whoever is appointed the new secretary of state for culture under Liz Truss to “make a renewed commitment to quality public service broadcasting, at the BBC and Channel 4.” Truss was appointed Prime Minister earlier today, replacing Boris Johnson. She is expected to appoint a new cabinet, including a new secretary of state for the department of culture, sport and media, who will take over from incumbent minister Nadine Dorries. Delivering the Royal Television Society’s Steve Hewlett Memorial Lecture at the University of Westminster on Monday evening, Myrie also championed the BBC’s commitment to impartiality, in comments that could potentially be interpreted as a rebuttal to his former colleague Emily Maitlis’s Edinburgh TV Festival lecture two weeks ago.

Naman Ramachandran “The Freedom Orchestra” (working title), a documentary film presented by Clive Myrie, will tell the story of Ukraine’s newly formed Freedom Orchestra. In the midst of the ongoing war with Russia, 75 of Ukraine’s noted musicians have come together to bring a message of defiance and hope.

Glastonbury Festival.The comedian, actor and TV presenter said that it’s “interesting” to see what he claims is a lack of “Black and brown faces” at the festival and other UK events.He made the remarks while speaking to BBC journalist and presenter Clive Myrie for the Radio Times. “It’s interesting to watch Glastonbury and look at the audience and not see any black people there,” he said.Henry’s perceptions were backed up somewhat by Glastonbury co-organiser Emily Eavis, who said in a new BBC documentary that Stormzy’s headline performance in 2019 came “a little bit late”.

BBC”  in a new interview. However, the presenter has also declared that detractors are “weird” not to be proud of the historic platform.  Aside from a brief radio stint, Clive has worked for the BBC for his entire career and is incredibly proud to be a part of the national institution. The BBC will be 100 years old on October 18 of this year, but the long-standing broadcaster hasn’t escaped without being bashed regularly due to the licence fee it takes from the taxpayer. “We do cock it up, because we’re all human beings,” Clive reflected. “Most of the time we get it right,” he added.

With the BBC receiving major plaudits for its Saturday night Party at the Palace to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee, a peak of more than 13M viewers tuned in for the concert, which featured Diana Ross, Nile Rodgers and Queen.

Alex Beresford returned to Good Morning Britain today after being lambasted over his weather reports from Buckingham Palace. During yesterday's edition of the ITV news programme, Alex appeared on the show live from the London landmark as the Queen's Platinum Jubilee celebrations got underway.

Nick Grimshaw and restauranteur Angela Hartnett have unveiled a brand-new weekly food podcast series, and we’re salivating at the thought of it already. The series, named Dish, will see former BBC radio host Nick, 37, and Gordon Ramsay protégé and Saturday Kitchen star Angela, 53, competing against the likes of other hit food podcasts including Jessie and Lennie Ware’s Table Manners, and Off Menu with comics Ed Gamble and James Acaster.

TV favourites Ant and Dec are just two of the household names leading this year’s nominations for the 2022 TRIC Awards. The annual awards show, which recognises the very best TV, radio and online shows, as well as Britain’s most-loved stars and talent – will be returning once again for the 53rd edition in July.

BBC journalist and Mastermind presenter, Clive Myrie, 57, has spoken about how his parents “looked up to the Queen” but that “that is very much a generational thing and times are different now”.

READ: ITV The Chase fans brand show as ‘disgusting’ during celebrity special rerun When Clive Myrie asked James what his special subject was, the comedian said: "The history of ice cream". Despite his seeming confidence in the topic, as soon as questioning began, it was obvious that James did not know all there is to know about the frozen dessert. Many viewers took to social media to react to James' poor knowledge of ice cream, reports Birmingham Mail.

James Acaster made quite the comparison between Squid Game and Celebrity Mastermind after appearing in front of host Clive Myrie. The comedian, whose topic of choice was ‘the history of ice cream’, managed to gain three points on his unique subject in the first round, with answers like ‘Creamy Boys’ and ‘Monsieur Ice Cream,’ before comparing his situation to being in Squid Game. The South Korean survival drama sees hundreds of cash-strapped players accept an invitation to compete in children’s games with a deadly twist – not quite the same as answering on Haagen-Dazs or Ben & Jerry’s.

Stewart Maclean, the exec producer of the BBC’s notorious Prince Andrew interview, has been named Editor of flagship BBC Two topical format Newsnight.

BBC’s foreign correspondent and Mastermind presenter has a fondness for accessorising his outfits with fetching chiffon scarves, even combining one with a T-shirt when he appeared on The One Show earlier this year. He also wore one on the red carpet at the National Television Awards last September when he sported a grey and black polka dot scarf with a traditional tuxedo. His fashion-forward style, which has been described as ‘London media attire’, certainly seems to chime with film and television celebrities – and not just when it’s chilly outside.

A member of the Macclesfield and Stockport quiz league has been crowned the 2022 Mastermind Champion after a perfect performance on her specialist subject, The Peak District National Park.

Amber Heard has celebrated her daughter’s first birthday, describing the past 12 months as “the greatest year”. The Aquaman actor shared the surprise news she had become a mother last July when she revealed she wanted to have a child “on my own terms”.

The Masked Singer, is off and running with Firefly already named the winner of the first round. The Masked Singer judgesThe competition continues tonight (Wednesday 30 March) at 8pm ET on Fox.

Gogglebox star Abbie Lynn has a lookalike sister who is yet to appear on the Channel 4 show.The 21-year-old northern lass, who lives in Durham, first popped up on our screens with her pal Georgia Bell back in 2018. Over the past three years, the friends have left fans in stitches with their witty reviews on the latest shows on television.Away from the show, Abbie has a lookalike sister named Georgia Lynn.The TV star rarely shares snaps with her sibling on her Instagram page.Last year, Abbie posed for a glam snap with Georgia wearing a black shirt dress.In other snaps the sisters can be seen enjoying a night out with friends and also posing up a storm in Ibiza.Unsurprisingly, Abbie's snaps with Georgia have caught the attention of her 10,000 followers, with some rushing to leave a message for the star in the comment section.One fan gushed: "Stunning" with three heart-eyed emojis.Another added: "Little twinnies."A third person posted: "Wow twins."While a fourth social media user said: "Looking amazing."Abbie recently left Gogglebox viewers in stitches with her comment about a famous ventriloquist on Celebrity Mastermind.Nina, who is famous for performing with a puppet, took a cuddly monkey on to the BBC quiz show in order to attempt to mime the answers to Clive Myrie's questions.